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FPA-12531

Bellstown Wood

Approved Felling Permission Application

Location

The site location, area and map references recorded in the application.

Mapped work areas · Used for site analysis.

  • CF - Clear Felling
  • SF - Selective Felling
  • T - Thinning

Work areas show recorded operations, not property boundaries or restocking areas.

Register grid reference: NY274748 · 100 × 100 m grid square

Boundary source · Contains Scottish Forestry information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Country
Scotland
Woodland
Bellstown Wood Cpt 1a, 1b, 1c
Nearest town
Eaglesfield
Local authority
Dumfries and Galloway Council
Forestry administration
South Scotland Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference
NY274748
Total area
2.61 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

  1. Application registered 7 May 2025
  2. Application accepted 7 May 2025
  3. Consultation opens 25 June 2025
  4. Consultation closes 25 June 2025
  5. Decision issued 25 June 2025
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2030
  7. First archived 9 July 2026
  8. Last seen on the register 4 November 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-12531

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Forestry operations

Proposed operations extracted from the public register PDF; source row groupings retained.

Felling window
1 Jun 2025 – 31 May 2028
Felling area
2.61 ha
Estimated volume
725 m³
Thinning area
17 ha
Thinning basis
Volume to be removed
Proposed restocking
2.61 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Downy birchSitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Downy birchMixed broadleavesOak

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt Operation Species Area Age Trees Volume Marking
1a Clear Felling Sitka spruce 1.4 ha 35 yr 1,200 300 m³ Select
1a Clear Felling Downy birch 0.93 ha 35 yr 1,300 100 m³ Cutter
1b Selective Felling Sitka spruce 0.28 ha 35 yr 50 15 m³ Select

Thinning operations

Representation: Volume to be removed.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt Species Area Volume removed
1c Downy birch 13.6 ha 250 m³
1c Mixed broadleaves 1.7 ha 30 m³
1c Mixed conifers 1.7 ha 30 m³

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt Proposal Species / land use % of site Area Density / ha Trees Alternative site
1a/b Replant felled area Oak 18.01% 0.47 ha 1,600 — —
1a/b Restock by natural regeneration Downy birch 62.07% 1.62 ha 1,600 — —
1a/b Restock by natural regeneration Mixed broadleaves 19.92% 0.52 ha 1,600 — —

Nearby

Forestry activity within 10 km; land listings and saved locations within 10 km from point.

Surrounding forestry activity

Felling and woodland creation applications within 10 km from point

Felling applications

Within 10 km

Application Location Status Distance Area Key date
FPA-8322 Bellstown Farm Location

Eaglesfield

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Expired Distance 159 m away Area 7.54 ha Decision issued
FPA-13430 Redstones Wood Location

Eaglesfield

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Expired Distance 1.0 km away Area 8 ha Key date Not published
FPA-12552 Branteth Flow Location

Eaglesfield

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Approved Distance 1.1 km away Area 35 ha Approved
FPA-7417 Springkell Location

Eaglesfield

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Expired Distance 1.1 km away Area 5.54 ha Decision issued
FPA-11308 Blackcleugh Farm Location

Eaglesfield

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Expired Distance 1.1 km away Area 8.32 ha Key date Not published

Up to five results, ordered by straight-line distance from point to recorded application points.

Woodland creation applications

Within 10 km

Application Location Status Distance Area Key date
17FGS15577 Unnamed site Location

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Under Consideration Distance 1.8 km away Area 0 ha Key date Not published
17FGS21939 Berclees Phase 2 Conifers Location

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Approved Distance 2.2 km away Area 25.41 ha Approved
20FGS50643 Kirtleside Woodland Creation Location

Eaglesfield

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Approved Distance 2.4 km away Area 6.18 ha Approved
15FGS01114 Berclees Conifer Scheme Location

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Approved Distance 2.9 km away Area 56.95 ha Approved
17FGS21797 Hotts Hill Forest Location

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Approved Distance 3.2 km away Area 57.14 ha Approved

Up to five results, ordered by straight-line distance from point to recorded application points.

Land listings

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Changes

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  1. StandingWire added data from the PDF

    Information from the public register PDF is available in Forestry operations.

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  2. First captured

    Status when first captured
    Approved

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