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FPA-12373

Bengairn Estate

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Cpts 3a,c: 5f,i: 13f
Nearest town
Auchencairn
Local authority
Dumfries and Galloway Council
Conservancy
South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference
NX787527

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Key dates

  1. Application registered 19 March 2025
  2. Application accepted 19 March 2025
  3. Consultation opens 13 May 2025
  4. Consultation closes 10 June 2025
  5. Decision issued 12 June 2025
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2030

Area

Total area
1.01 ha
Conifer
0.94 ha
Broadleaf
0.07 ha

Official source

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FPA-12373

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

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    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 – 1 Jun 2027
Felling area
1.01 ha
Estimated volume
417 m³
Proposed restocking
1.01 ha · 100% of felling licence

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
3a Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.25 ha 67 yr 55 110 m³
3a Clear Felling Douglas fir 0.03 ha 67 yr 10 15 m³
3a Selective Felling Sitka spruce 0.01 ha 67 yr 16 22 m³
3a Selective Felling Western hemlock 0.01 ha 67 yr 2 1 m³
3a Selective Felling Norway spruce 0.01 ha 67 yr 6 4 m³
3a Selective Felling Douglas fir 0.02 ha 67 yr 5 20 m³
3a Selective Felling Japanese larch 0.01 ha 67 yr 6 3 m³
3a Selective Felling Beech 0.01 ha 120 yr 2 25 m³
3a Selective Felling Ash 0.01 ha 67 yr 2 4 m³
3c Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.2 ha 27 yr 400 65 m³
3c Clear Felling Hybrid larch 0.02 ha 274 yr 40 6 m³
5f Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.23 ha 30 yr 450 75 m³
5g Clear Felling Sycamore 0.01 ha 72 yr 3 3 m³
5g Clear Felling Beech 0.01 ha 72 yr 1 1 m³
5i Selective Felling Sycamore 0.02 ha 67 yr 7 10 m³
5i Selective Felling Beech 0.01 ha 67 yr 2 3 m³
13f Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.16 ha 30 yr 400 50 m³

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
Cp3 3a(CF) Replant felled area Sitka spruce 45% 0.13 ha 2,500
Cp3 3a(CF) Replant felled area Douglas fir 45% 0.13 ha 2,500
Cp3 3a(CF) Create Designed Open Ground 10% 0.03 ha
Cp3 3a(SF) Replant felled area Douglas fir 71.43% 0.05 ha 2,500
Cp3 3a(SF) Replant felled area Beech 28.57% 0.02 ha 1,600
3c Replant felled area Sitka spruce 100% 0.22 ha 2,500
5f Replant felled area Sitka spruce 100% 0.23 ha 2,500
5G Replant felled area Oak 100% 0.02 ha 1,600
5I Restock by natural regeneration Mixed native broadleaves 100% 0.03 ha 1,600
13f Replant felled area Norway spruce 100% 0.16 ha 2,500
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Site Designation Proximity Published area Geographic scope

Auchencairn and Orchardton Bays

Site 97

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Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity 1.8 km away Published area 176.69 ha Geographic scope MIXED

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NX 786 526

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 114

Brown earths

Soil association
Countesswells
Parent material
Drifts derived from granites and granitic rocks
Landform
Hills with complex strong slopes: moderately rocky
Soil mixture in this map unit

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  • Dalbeattie · 100% Brown earths
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Land Capability for Forestry

F3 Good flexibility for trees

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Sources, licence and limitations

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National soil map of Scotland copyright and database right The James Hutton Institute 18 September 2024. Used with the permission of The James Hutton Institute. All rights reserved. Any public sector information contained in these data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v.2.0.

Dataset citation

Soil Survey of Scotland Staff (1981). Soil maps of Scotland at a scale of 1:250 000. Macaulay Institute for Soil Research, Aberdeen.

Land Capability for Forestry ↗

Land Capability for Forestry copyright and database right The James Hutton Institute 1988 (published map; last revision date not supplied). Used with the permission of The James Hutton Institute. All rights reserved. Any public sector information contained in these data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v.2.0.

Dataset citation

Soil Survey of Scotland Staff (1988). Land Capability for Forestry of Scotland at a scale of 1:250 000. Macaulay Land Use Research Institute, Aberdeen.

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