FPA-12299

Drumruck

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Drumruck
Nearest town: Gatehouse of Fleet
Local authority: Dumfries and Galloway Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NX578637

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 25 February 2025
Application accepted 2 June 2025
Consultation opens 4 June 2025
Consultation closes 2 July 2025
Decision issued 3 July 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2031

Area

Total area: 3.53 ha
Conifer: 3.53 ha

Official source

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FPA-12299

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

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Track changes

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27 Aug 2026, 13:33 BST

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First captured
9 Jul 2026, 09:53 BST

Status when first captured

Approved

Earlier changes may not have been captured.

Forestry operations

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

Felling window: 31 May 2025 – 25 Feb 2027
Felling area: 3.53 ha
Estimated volume: 2,000 m³
Proposed restocking: 3.53 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Mixed conifers

Proposed restocking species

Mixed broadleaves Mixed conifers

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
Drumruck	Clear Felling	Mixed conifers	2.93 ha	70 yr	—	2,000 m³	n/a
Drumruck	Selective Felling	Mixed conifers	0.6 ha	70 yr	—	—	n/a

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
Drumruck	Restock by natural regeneration	Mixed conifers	65.16%	2.3 ha	2,500	—	—
Drumruck	Restock by natural regeneration	Mixed broadleaves	19.83%	0.7 ha	1,600	—	—
Drumruck	Create Designed Open Ground	—	15.01%	0.53 ha	—	—	—

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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
UK/PH/034/LZ/19112012 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 2.0 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published

Notice / host species

Status

Proximity

Issued

Compliance date

Biosecurity expiry

UK/PH/034/LZ/19112012

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued

Proximity 2.0 km away

Issued

Compliance date

Biosecurity expiry

Protected places

Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby

Within 2 km

Proximity is measured from the application grid-reference point to the official SSSI boundary. It does not prove that the wider application or property overlaps the designation; check the official maps before relying on it.

Site	Designation	Proximity	Published area	Geographic scope
Cairnsmore of Fleet Site 290 Official SiteLink record for Cairnsmore of Fleet ↗	Designation BIOLOGICAL	Proximity 2.0 km away	Published area 3,825.09 ha	Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Site

Designation

Proximity

Published area

Geographic scope

Cairnsmore of Fleet

Site 290

Official SiteLink record ↗

Designation BIOLOGICAL

Proximity 2.0 km away

Published area 3,825.09 ha

Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NX 577 637

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

National soil map of Scotland

Peaty gleys

Map unit 212

Peaty gleys with dystrophic semi-confined peat

Soil association: Ettrick
Parent material: Drifts derived from Lower Paleozoic greywackes and shales
Landform: Foothills and lowlands with simple and complex gentle and strong slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Dochroyle · 50% Peaty gleys
Semi-confined peat · 50% Dystrophic semi-confined Peat

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Land Capability for Forestry

F5 Limited flexibility for trees