FPA-12531

Bellstown Wood

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Bellstown Wood Cpt 1a, 1b, 1c
Nearest town: Eaglesfield
Local authority: Dumfries and Galloway Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NY274748

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Key dates

Application registered 7 May 2025
Application accepted 7 May 2025
Consultation opens 25 June 2025
Consultation closes 25 June 2025
Decision issued 25 June 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2030

Area

Total area: 2.61 ha
Conifer: 1.68 ha
Broadleaf: 0.93 ha

Official source

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FPA-12531

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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, 13:34 BST

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First captured
9 Jul 2026, 09:54 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: 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 birch Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Downy birch Mixed broadleaves Oak

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	—	—

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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_0963_Hayfield Farm P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 3.5 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
S_P_Pram0237_Kirkpatrick-Fleming P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 4.0 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
S_P_Pram_0237a_Kirkpatrick-Fleming P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 4.2 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
Pram14_0279_Mill_Hotel P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 4.5 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
Pram14_0279_Mill_Hotel_C P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 4.6 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published

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.

No SSSIs within 2 km.

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NY 273 747

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral gleys

Map unit 85

Noncalcareous gleys

Soil association: Canonbie
Parent material: Drifts derived from Permian and Carboniferous sandstones and shales
Landform: Undulating lowlands with gentle slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Canonbie · 50% Noncalcareous gleys
Mouldyhills · 50% Noncalcareous gleys

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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate flexibility for trees