FPA-12615
Castle Crawford
Approved Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Woodland
- Trewsgill wood and adjacent block
- Nearest town
- Crawford
- Local authority
- South Lanarkshire Council
- Conservancy
- Central Scotland Conservancy
- Grid reference
- NS961228
Key dates
- Application registered 10 June 2025
- Application accepted 11 June 2025
- Consultation opens 30 April 2026
- Consultation closes 28 May 2026
- Decision issued 11 June 2026
- Restocking due 30 June 2030
Area
- Total area
- 6.18 ha
- Conifer
- 6.13 ha
Official source
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First archived 8 July 2026 · last seen on the register 9 September 2026.
Contains Scottish Forestry information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Track changes
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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 Jun 2026 – 31 May 2028
- Felling area
- 6.18 ha
- Estimated volume
- 4,352 m³
- Thinning area
- 0.39 ha
- Thinning basis
- Volume to be removed
- Proposed restocking
- 6.18 ha · 100% of felling licence
Species in felling operations
Proposed restocking species
Birch Hawthorn Hazel Norway spruce Oak Scots pine Silver birch Sitka spruce Sycamore
Felling operations
| Site/Cpt | Operation | Species | Area | Age | Trees | Volume | Marking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 4.75 ha | 60 yr | 4,700 | 3,385 m³ | N/A |
| 2 | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 1.12 ha | 60 yr | 725 | 825 m³ | N/A |
| 2 | Clear Felling | Japanese larch | 0.13 ha | 60 yr | 110 | 60 m³ | N/A |
| 2 | Clear Felling | Scots pine | 0.13 ha | 60 yr | 100 | 50 m³ | N/A |
| 2 | Clear Felling | Norway spruce | 0.05 ha | 60 yr | 10 | 10 m³ | N/A |
Thinning operations
Representation: Volume to be removed.
| Site/Cpt | Species | Area | Volume removed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Japanese larch | 0.32 ha | 17 m³ |
| 2 | Sycamore | 0.07 ha | 5 m³ |
Proposed restocking
| Site/Cpt | Proposal | Species / land use | % of site | Area | Density / ha | Trees | Alternative site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cpt 1 | Replant felled area | Sitka spruce | 25.24% | 1.56 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| Cpt 1 | Replant felled area | Norway spruce | 8.25% | 0.51 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| Cpt 1 | Replant felled area | Scots pine | 8.25% | 0.51 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| Cpt 1 | Replant felled area | Scots pine | 11% | 0.68 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| Cpt 1 | Replant felled area | Silver birch | 11% | 0.68 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| Cpt 1 | Replant felled area | Sycamore | 7.93% | 0.49 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| Cpt 1 | Replant felled area | Birch | 2.59% | 0.16 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| Cpt 1 | Replant felled area | Oak | 1.29% | 0.08 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| Cpt 1 | Replant felled area | Hawthorn | 0.65% | 0.04 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| Cpt 1 | Replant felled area | Hazel | 0.65% | 0.04 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| Cpt 2 | Replant felled area | Sycamore | 4.37% | 0.27 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| Cpt 2 | Replant felled area | Silver birch | 4.37% | 0.27 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| Cpt 2 | Replant felled area | Scots pine | 4.53% | 0.28 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
| Cpt 2 | Replant felled area | Norway spruce | 9.87% | 0.61 ha | 2,500 | — | — |
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Tree health
Statutory Plant Health Notices nearby
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STH22_0891 Normangill Forest P. ramorum Hosts: Larch | Status Issued | Proximity 2.6 km away | Issued Not published | Compliance date Not published | Biosecurity expiry Not published |
| STH25_0927 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch | Status Issued | Proximity 3.3 km away | Issued Not published | Compliance date Not published | Biosecurity expiry Not published |
| STH22_0215_0216_B Trow Hill P. ramorum Hosts: Larch | Status Issued | Proximity 3.5 km away | Issued Not published | Compliance date Not published | Biosecurity expiry Not published |
| STH22_0215_0216_A Trow Hill P. ramorum Hosts: Larch | Status Issued | Proximity 3.5 km away | Issued Not published | Compliance date Not published | Biosecurity expiry Not published |
| STH21_1071A P. ramorum Hosts: Larch | Status Issued | Proximity 3.6 km away | Issued Not published | Compliance date Not published | Biosecurity expiry Not published |
Protected places
Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby
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 · NS 961 227
Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.
National soil map of Scotland
Brown soils
Map unit 221
Brown earths
- Soil association
- Ettrick
- Parent material
- Drifts derived from Lower Paleozoic greywackes and shales
- Landform
- Hills and valley sides with steep and strong slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit
Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.
- Linhope · 100% Brown earths
Land Capability for Forestry
F5 Limited flexibility for trees
Nearby records
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLA00778 Castle Crawford Farm | Location Abington South Lanarkshire | Status Expired | Distance 2.3 km away | Area 6.67 ha | Decision issued |
| FPA-13557 Tewsgill | Location Abington South Lanarkshire | Status Approved | Distance 2.6 km away | Area 15.33 ha | Approved |
| FPA-10859 Normangill | Location Crawford South Lanarkshire | Status Expired | Distance 2.9 km away | Area 3.59 ha | Decision issued |
| FPA-10777 Normangill Forest | Location Crawford South Lanarkshire | Status Expired | Distance 2.9 km away | Area 4.48 ha | Decision issued |
| FPA-10397 Camps | Location Crawford South Lanarkshire | Status Expired | Distance 3.9 km away | Area 28.32 ha | Decision issued |
Nearby records
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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