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FPA-12585

Lettrick Estate

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Lettrick Cpts 218 & 328
Nearest town
Dunscore
Local authority
Dumfries and Galloway Council
Conservancy
South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference
NX788828

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Key dates

  1. Application registered 29 May 2025
  2. Application accepted 29 May 2025
  3. Consultation opens 14 July 2025
  4. Consultation closes 14 July 2025
  5. Decision issued 15 July 2025
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2028

Area

Total area
5.57 ha
Conifer
5.53 ha
Broadleaf
0.04 ha

Official source

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FPA-12585

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First archived 9 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.

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    Status when first captured
    Approved

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Forestry operations

Applicant-proposed operations extracted from the archived application form. Figures remain grouped as submitted and are not summed by species.

Felling window
1 Aug 2025 – 1 Aug 2027
Felling area
5.57 ha
Estimated volume
1,467.6 m³
Proposed restocking
5.57 ha · 100% of felling licence

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
218i Selective Felling Sitka spruce 0.04 ha 25 yr 4.5 m³
218m Selective Felling Sitka spruce 0.03 ha 25 yr 3.5 m³
218l Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.18 ha 25 yr 21 m³
218n Clear Felling Western hemlock 0.12 ha 55 yr 30 m³
218n Clear Felling Sycamore 0.02 ha 55 yr 10 m³
218n Clear Felling Ash 0.02 ha 55 yr 10 m³
218o Selective Felling Sitka spruce 0.04 ha 35 yr 3.6 m³
218e Selective Felling Western hemlock 0.08 ha 60 yr 20 m³
218e Selective Felling Sitka spruce 0.15 ha 25 yr 23 m³
218b Selective Felling Sitka spruce 0.51 ha 25 yr 80 m³
218b Selective Felling Japanese larch 0.08 ha 25 yr 2 m³
218p Clear Felling Western hemlock 0.09 ha 55 yr 40 m³
328c Clear Felling Sitka spruce 2.19 ha 45 yr 650 m³
328d Clear Felling Sitka spruce 1.87 ha 45 yr 525 m³
328f Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.15 ha 45 yr 45 m³

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
218i Replant felled area Beech 0.48% 0.03 ha 1,600
218i Replant felled area Aspen 0.2% 0.01 ha 1,600
218m Replant felled area Beech 0.32% 0.02 ha 1,600
218m Replant felled area Aspen 0.11% 0.01 ha 1,600
218m Replant felled area Holly 0.11% 0.01 ha 1,600
218l Replant felled area Beech 0.97% 0.05 ha 1,600
218l Replant felled area Oak 0.97% 0.05 ha 1,600
218l Replant felled area Holly 0.32% 0.02 ha 1,600
218l Replant felled area Japanese cedar 0.32% 0.02 ha 2,500
218l Replant felled area Leyland cypress 0.32% 0.02 ha 2,500
218l Create Designed Open Ground 0.32% 0.02 ha
218o Replant felled area Beech 0.43% 0.02 ha 1,600
218o Replant felled area Aspen 0.14% 0.01 ha 1,600
218o Replant felled area Lawson cypress 0.18% 0.01 ha 2,500
218n Replant felled area Beech 0.86% 0.05 ha 1,600
218n Replant felled area Holly 0.29% 0.02 ha 1,600
218n Replant felled area Crab apple 0.57% 0.03 ha 1,600
218n Replant felled area Bird cherry 0.29% 0.02 ha 1,600
218n Replant felled area Wild cherry (Gean) 0.86% 0.05 ha 1,600
218e Replant felled area Beech 1.44% 0.08 ha 1,600
218e Replant felled area Oak 1.44% 0.08 ha 1,600
218e Replant felled area Leyland cypress 0.41% 0.02 ha 2,500
218e Replant felled area Other spruces 0.41% 0.02 ha 2,500
218e Replant felled area Japanese cedar 0.22% 0.01 ha 2,500
218e Create Designed Open Ground 0.22% 0.01 ha
218b Replant felled area Beech 2.12% 0.12 ha 1,600
218b Replant felled area Oak 2.12% 0.12 ha 1,600
218b Replant felled area Crab apple 1.06% 0.06 ha 1,600
218b Replant felled area Holly 1.06% 0.06 ha 1,600
218b Replant felled area Leyland cypress 1.6% 0.09 ha 2,500
218b Replant felled area Downy birch 1.06% 0.06 ha 1,600
218b Replant felled area Aspen 1.06% 0.06 ha 1,600
218b Create Designed Open Ground 0.52% 0.03 ha
218p Replant felled area Beech 1.13% 0.06 ha 1,600
218p Replant felled area Holly 0.16% 0.01 ha 1,600
218p Replant felled area Japanese cedar 0.16% 0.01 ha 2,500
218p Replant felled area Aspen 0.16% 0.01 ha 1,600
328c Replant felled area Sitka spruce 36.45% 2.03 ha 2,500
328d Replant felled area Sitka spruce 30.7% 1.71 ha 2,500
328g Replant felled area Lodgepole pine 2.87% 0.16 ha 2,500
328h Replant felled area Lodgepole pine 2.87% 0.16 ha 2,500
328i Replant felled area Norway spruce 2.69% 0.15 ha 2,500
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Tree health

Statutory Plant Health Notices nearby

Within 5 km

Notices are ordered with polygons covering the application grid-reference point first, followed by the nearest notices with current ones prioritised. Distances are measured to the notice boundary. A nearby notice does not by itself mean that it applies to the site.

Notice / host species Status Proximity Issued Compliance date Biosecurity expiry

S_P_Pram13_0636_Waterhead

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 3.8 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

Protected places

Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby

Within 2 km

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No SSSIs within 2 km.

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NX 787 827

Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 232

Brown earths with noncalcareous gleys

Soil association
Ettrick
Parent material
Drifts derived from Lower Paleozoic greywackes and shales
Landform
Hills and valley sides with generally concave with strong and steep slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit

Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.

  • Linhope · 50% Brown earths
  • Littleshalloch · 50% Noncalcareous gleys
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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate flexibility for trees

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Sources, licence and limitations

National soil map of Scotland ↗

National soil map of Scotland copyright and database right The James Hutton Institute 18 September 2024. Used with the permission of The James Hutton Institute. All rights reserved. Any public sector information contained in these data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v.2.0.

Dataset citation

Soil Survey of Scotland Staff (1981). Soil maps of Scotland at a scale of 1:250 000. Macaulay Institute for Soil Research, Aberdeen.

Land Capability for Forestry ↗

Land Capability for Forestry copyright and database right The James Hutton Institute 1988 (published map; last revision date not supplied). Used with the permission of The James Hutton Institute. All rights reserved. Any public sector information contained in these data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v.2.0.

Dataset citation

Soil Survey of Scotland Staff (1988). Land Capability for Forestry of Scotland at a scale of 1:250 000. Macaulay Land Use Research Institute, Aberdeen.

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These records describe the mapped point, not the whole property. Forestry capability is background information and does not establish planting permission or grant eligibility.

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Ordered by straight-line distance between each record's representative map point.

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Ordered by straight-line distance between each record's representative map point.