FPA-12509

Meikle Kirkland

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Meikle Kirkland
Nearest town: Crocketford
Local authority: Dumfries and Galloway Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NX826700

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Key dates

Application registered 30 April 2025
Application accepted 30 April 2025
Consultation opens 2 July 2025
Consultation closes 2 July 2025
Decision issued 4 July 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2028

Area

Total area: 2.52 ha
Conifer: 2.32 ha
Broadleaf: 0.20 ha

Official source

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FPA-12509

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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

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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: 2 Jul 2025 – 12 Jun 2027
Felling area: 2.52 ha
Estimated volume: 1,258 m³
Proposed restocking: 2.52 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Japanese larch Mixed broadleaves Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
1	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.32 ha	50 yr	50	65 m³	n/a
1	Clear Felling	Japanese larch	0.2 ha	50 yr	20	25 m³	n/a
1	Clear Felling	Mixed broadleaves	0.2 ha	50 yr	50	30 m³	n/a
2a	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.68 ha	50 yr	425	468 m³	n/a
2b	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.36 ha	50 yr	225	180 m³	n/a
3a	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.21 ha	50 yr	206	134 m³	n/a
3b	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.35 ha	50 yr	349	227 m³	n/a
3c	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.2 ha	50 yr	198	129 m³	n/a

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
1	Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves	—	28.57%	0.72 ha	1,500	—	—
2	Replant felled Sitka spruce area	—	41.27%	1.04 ha	2,500	—	—
4	Replant felled Sitka spruce area	—	22.22%	0.56 ha	2,500	—	—
5	Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves	—	7.94%	0.2 ha	1,500	—	—

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Protected places

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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
Milton Loch Site 1160 Official SiteLink record for Milton Loch ↗	Designation BIOLOGICAL	Proximity 1.5 km away	Published area 71.67 ha	Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Site

Designation

Proximity

Published area

Geographic scope

Milton Loch

Site 1160

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Designation BIOLOGICAL

Proximity 1.5 km away

Published area 71.67 ha

Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NX 825 700

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 208

Brown earths

Soil association: Ettrick
Parent material: Drifts derived from Lower Paleozoic greywackes and shales
Landform: Drumlins and complex gentle slopes: non- and moderately rocky

Soil mixture in this map unit

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Linhope · 100% Brown earths

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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate flexibility for trees

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Within 10 km

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