FPA-12440

Ledgerwood

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Cpt 1,2,3,4,5,&6
Nearest town: Earlston
Local authority: Scottish Borders Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy Area Office
Grid reference: NT582436

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Key dates

Application registered 7 April 2025
Application accepted 28 April 2025
Consultation opens 7 May 2025
Consultation closes 4 June 2025
Decision issued 5 June 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2028

Area

Total area: 6.56 ha
Conifer: 2.11 ha
Broadleaf: 3.95 ha

Official source

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FPA-12440

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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: 31 May 2025 – 24 Mar 2027
Felling area: 6.56 ha
Estimated volume: 2,325 m³
Thinning area: 1 ha
Thinning basis: Pre/Post stocking density
Proposed restocking: 6.56 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Ash Birch Larch Mixed broadleaves Norway spruce Scots pine Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Alder Beech Mixed broadleaves Oak Scots pine Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
Cpt 1	Clear Felling	Larch	0.3 ha	60 yr	—	100 m³	N/A
Cpt 2	Selective Felling	Ash	3 ha	100 yr	—	600 m³	N/A
Cpt 3	Clear Felling	Ash	0.6 ha	90 yr	—	300 m³	N/A
Cpt 3	Clear Felling	Mixed broadleaves	0.15 ha	90 yr	—	100 m³	N/A
Cpt 4	Clear Felling	Norway spruce	0.5 ha	60 yr	—	250 m³	N/A
Cpt 4	Clear Felling	Larch	0.1 ha	60 yr	—	50 m³	N/A
Cpt 4	Clear Felling	Scots pine	0.31 ha	60 yr	—	100 m³	N/A
Cpt 5	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	1.4 ha	60 yr	—	650 m³	N/A
Cpt 5	Clear Felling	Birch	0.2 ha	60 yr	—	50 m³	N/A

Thinning operations

Representation: Pre/Post stocking density.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt	Species	Area	Volume	Before (stems/ha)	After (stems/ha)
Cpt 1	Beech	0.7 ha	50 m³	1,000	800
Cpt 6	Sitka spruce	0.3 ha	75 m³	1,500	1,200

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
Cpt 1	Restock by natural regeneration	Beech	100%	0.3 ha	1,600	—	—
Cpt 2	Replant felled area	Oak	100%	3 ha	1,600	—	—
Cpt 3	Replant felled area	Oak	80%	0.6 ha	1,600	—	—
Cpt 3	Replant felled area	Mixed broadleaves	20%	0.15 ha	1,600	—	—
Cpt 4	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	50%	0.46 ha	2,500	—	—
Cpt 4	Replant felled area	Scots pine	50%	0.46 ha	2,500	—	—
Cpt 5	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	87.5%	1.4 ha	2,500	—	—
Cpt 5	Replant felled area	Alder	12.5%	0.2 ha	1,600	—	—

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Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NT 582 436

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 362

Brown earths

Soil association: Lauder
Parent material: Drifts derived from sandstones and conglomerates of Upper Old Red Sandstone age
Landform: Hills and valley sides with strong and steep slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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Lauder · 100% Brown earths

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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate flexibility for trees

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