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FPA-12415

McNaughton

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
McNaughton
Nearest town
Shawhead
Local authority
Dumfries and Galloway Council
Conservancy
South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference
NX870780

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Key dates

  1. Application registered 31 March 2025
  2. Application accepted 31 March 2025
  3. Consultation opens 6 May 2025
  4. Consultation closes 3 June 2025
  5. Decision issued 3 June 2025
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2027

Area

Total area
6.37 ha
Conifer
6.37 ha

Official source

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FPA-12415

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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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  2. 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
30 May 2025 – 30 May 2027
Felling area
6.37 ha
Estimated volume
2,854 m³
Proposed restocking
6.37 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Mixed conifers Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
1 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.52 ha 30 yr 780 233 m³
1 Clear Felling Mixed conifers 1.43 ha 30 yr 2,145 641 m³
2 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.14 ha 30 yr 210 63 m³
3 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.66 ha 30 yr 990 296 m³
4 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.79 ha 30 yr 1,185 354 m³
5 Clear Felling Mixed conifers 1.06 ha 30 yr 1,590 475 m³
7 Clear Felling Mixed conifers 0.28 ha 30 yr 420 125 m³
8 Clear Felling Mixed conifers 0.38 ha 30 yr 570 170 m³
9 Clear Felling Mixed conifers 1.11 ha 30 yr 1,665 497 m³

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
1 Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves 30.61% 1.95 ha 1,500
2 Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves 2.2% 0.14 ha 1,500
3 Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves 10.36% 0.66 ha 1,500
4 Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves 12.4% 0.79 ha 1,500
5 Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves 16.64% 1.06 ha 1,500
7 Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves 4.4% 0.28 ha 1,500
8 Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves 5.97% 0.38 ha 1,500
9 Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves 17.43% 1.11 ha 1,500
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Protected places

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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.

Site Designation Proximity Published area Geographic scope

Lag Meadow

Site 892

Official SiteLink record for Lag Meadow
Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity 1.4 km away Published area 4.68 ha Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NX 870 779

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral gleys

Map unit 210

Noncalcareous gleys

Soil association
Ettrick
Parent material
Drifts derived from Lower Paleozoic greywackes and shales
Landform
Foothills and depressions with gentle slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Ettrick · 50% Noncalcareous gleys
  • Littleshalloch · 50% Noncalcareous gleys
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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate flexibility for trees

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Sources, licence and limitations

National soil map of Scotland ↗

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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