FPA-12530

Ramshaw Rig

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Ramshaw Rig
Nearest town: Boreland
Local authority: Dumfries and Galloway Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NY162981

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 6 May 2025
Application accepted 6 May 2025
Consultation opens 13 May 2025
Consultation closes 10 June 2025
Decision issued 2 July 2025
Restocking due Unknown

Area

Total area: 15.00 ha
Conifer: 15.00 ha

Official source

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FPA-12530

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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, 13:35 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: 2 Jun 2025 – 31 Jul 2026
Felling area: 15 ha
Estimated volume: 960 m³
Proposed restocking: 15 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
Roadside	Selective Felling	Sitka spruce	15 ha	12 yr	4,800	960 m³	Map

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
Raoadside	I do not intend to restock	—	100%	15 ha	—	—	—

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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
STH21_0382 Finniegil 1 Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 782 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH21_0383-0386 Finniegill Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 832 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH21_0379-0381 Black Hill Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 1.1 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH20_0556_1006 Laverhay 2 Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 1.3 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH21_0378 Three Mullach Hill Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 1.3 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 161 981

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

National soil map of Scotland

Peaty podzols

Map unit 229

Peaty gleyed podzols

Soil association: Ettrick
Parent material: Drifts derived from Lower Paleozoic greywackes and shales
Landform: Hills with simple convex steep and strong slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Dod · 100% Peaty gleyed podzols

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Land Capability for Forestry

F6 Very limited flexibility for trees

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Nearby records

Nearby felling applications

Within 10 km

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FPA-12376 Dod Knowes & Ruegill	Location Boreland Dumfries and Galloway	Status Approved	Distance 1.0 km away	Area 17.36 ha	Approved 20 May 2025
FPA-9780 Dod Knowe & Ruegill	Location Boreland Dumfries and Galloway	Status Expired	Distance 1.3 km away	Area 5.53 ha	Decision issued 29 Jul 2022
FPA-12693 Dod Knowe & Ruegill	Location Boreland Dumfries and Galloway	Status Approved	Distance 1.8 km away	Area 1.79 ha	Approved 25 Aug 2025
FPA-11480 Dod Knowe & Ruegill	Location Boreland Dumfries and Galloway	Status Expired	Distance 1.8 km away	Area 11.23 ha	Decision issued 17 May 2024
FPA-12362 Cockplay	Location Boreland Dumfries and Galloway	Status Approved	Distance 2.3 km away	Area 3.95 ha	Approved 20 May 2025