FPA-12579
Bargatton
Approved Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Woodland
- Bargatton Forest
- Nearest town
- Laurieston
- Local authority
- Dumfries and Galloway Council
- Conservancy
- South Scotland Conservancy
- Grid reference
- NX696627
Key dates
- Application registered 26 May 2025
- Application accepted 27 May 2025
- Consultation opens 9 June 2025
- Consultation closes 7 July 2025
- Decision issued 8 July 2025
- Restocking due 30 June 2028
Area
- Total area
- 53.31 ha
- Conifer
- 49.88 ha
- Broadleaf
- 3.43 ha
Official source
Copy this reference, then paste it into Case Reference on Scottish Forestry's register.
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First archived 9 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.
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First captured
- 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 Jul 2025 – 30 Jun 2029
- Felling area
- 53.31 ha
- Estimated volume
- 10,406 m³
- Proposed restocking
- 53.31 ha · 100% of felling licence
Species in felling operations
Lodgepole pine Mixed conifers Mixed native broadleaves Sitka spruce
Proposed restocking species
Mixed broadleaves Mixed conifers Mixed native broadleaves Norway spruce Sitka spruce
Felling operations
| Site/Cpt | Operation | Species | Area | Age | Trees | Volume | Marking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 10.05 ha | 34 yr | 17,886 | 3,659 m³ | — |
| 1 | Clear Felling | Lodgepole pine | 3.95 ha | 34 yr | 8,690 | 1,580 m³ | — |
| 1 | Clear Felling | Mixed native broadleaves | 0.68 ha | 34 yr | 612 | 41 m³ | — |
| 2 | Clear Felling | Mixed conifers | 8.6 ha | 24 yr | 7,740 | 860 m³ | — |
| 2 | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 15.24 ha | 34 yr | 1,738 | 355 m³ | — |
| 2 | Clear Felling | Mixed native broadleaves | 2.46 ha | 34 yr | 1,200 | 74 m³ | — |
| 5 | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 10.23 ha | 29 yr | 15,136 | 3,096 m³ | — |
| 5 | Clear Felling | Lodgepole pine | 1.81 ha | 29 yr | 3,982 | 724 m³ | — |
| 5 | Clear Felling | Mixed native broadleaves | 0.29 ha | 29 yr | 261 | 17 m³ | — |
Proposed restocking
| Site/Cpt | Proposal | Species / land use | % of site | Area | Density / ha | Trees | Alternative site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Replant felled area | Sitka spruce | 17.03% | 9.08 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 1 | Replant felled area | Norway spruce | 2.44% | 1.3 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 1 | Replant felled area | Mixed native broadleaves | 2.04% | 1.09 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 1 | Create Designed Open Ground | — | 6% | 3.2 ha | — | — | — |
| 2 | Replant felled area | Mixed conifers | 35.98% | 19.18 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 2 | Replant felled area | Mixed broadleaves | 2.18% | 1.16 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 2 | Replant felled area | Mixed conifers | 0.92% | 0.49 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 2 | Replant felled area | Mixed native broadleaves | 3.58% | 1.91 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 2 | Create Designed Open Ground | — | 6.75% | 3.6 ha | — | — | — |
| 5 | Replant felled area | Sitka spruce | 13.32% | 7.1 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 5 | Replant felled area | Norway spruce | 2.4% | 1.28 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| 5 | Replant felled area | Mixed native broadleaves | 3.53% | 1.88 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 5 | Create Designed Open Ground | — | 3.83% | 2.04 ha | — | — | — |
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Protected places
Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby
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No SSSIs within 2 km.
Soils and forestry capability
At the application’s recorded location · NX 695 626
Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.
National soil map of Scotland
Brown soils
Map unit 207
Brown earths
- Soil association
- Ettrick
- Parent material
- Drifts derived from Lower Paleozoic greywackes and shales
- Landform
- Lowlands with gentle and strong complex slopes: slightly to moderately rocky
Soil mixture in this map unit
Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.
- Linhope · 100% Brown earths
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