FPA-12445
Kettelshiel Farm
Approved Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Woodland
- Badger Wood Cpt 1,2,3,4,5&6
- Nearest town
- Greenlaw
- Local authority
- Scottish Borders Council
- Conservancy
- South Scotland Conservancy Area Office
- Grid reference
- NT706519
Key dates
- Application registered 7 April 2025
- Application accepted 7 April 2025
- Consultation opens 6 May 2025
- Consultation closes 3 June 2025
- Decision issued 5 June 2025
- Restocking due 30 June 2028
Area
- Total area
- 5.53 ha
- Conifer
- 3.53 ha
- Broadleaf
- 2.00 ha
Official source
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First archived 9 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.
Contains Scottish Forestry information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Open Government Licence v3.0 ↗ Scottish Forestry reuse statement ↗
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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
- 21 Apr 2025 – 31 Dec 2027
- Felling area
- 5.53 ha
- Estimated volume
- 1,282 m³
- Thinning area
- 1.08 ha
- Thinning basis
- Volume to be removed
- Proposed restocking
- 5.53 ha · 100% of felling licence
Species in felling operations
Proposed restocking species
Felling operations
| Site/Cpt | Operation | Species | Area | Age | Trees | Volume | Marking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 & 5 | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 1.5 ha | 30 yr | 1,500 | 400 m³ | Cutter Select |
| 4 & 5 | Clear Felling | Birch | 1.02 ha | 30 yr | 750 | 150 m³ | Cutter Select |
| 4 & 5 | Clear Felling | Mixed conifers | 0.2 ha | 30 yr | 20 | 10 m³ | Cutter Select |
| 4 & 5 | Clear Felling | Mixed broadleaves | 0.2 ha | 30 yr | 20 | 10 m³ | Cutter Select |
| 1 | Selective Felling | Sitka spruce | 0.97 ha | 35 yr | 582 | 291 m³ | Cutter Select |
| 1 | Selective Felling | Mixed broadleaves | 0.41 ha | 35 yr | 82 | 41 m³ | Cutter Select |
| 2 | Selective Felling | Sitka spruce | 0.4 ha | 35 yr | 240 | 120 m³ | Cutter Select |
| 2 | Selective Felling | Mixed conifers | 0.2 ha | 35 yr | 120 | 60 m³ | Cutter Select |
| 2 | Selective Felling | Mixed broadleaves | 0.26 ha | 35 yr | 52 | 26 m³ | Cutter Select |
| 3 | Selective Felling | Sitka spruce | 0.13 ha | 35 yr | 78 | 39 m³ | Cutter Select |
| 3 | Selective Felling | Mixed broadleaves | 0.11 ha | 35 yr | 66 | 66 m³ | Cutter Select |
| 3 | Selective Felling | Mixed conifers | 0.13 ha | 35 yr | 78 | 39 m³ | Cutter Select |
Thinning operations
Representation: Volume to be removed.
| Site/Cpt | Species | Area | Volume removed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Birch | 0.86 ha | 20 m³ |
| 6 | Sitka spruce | 0.22 ha | 10 m³ |
Proposed restocking
| Site/Cpt | Proposal | Species / land use | % of site | Area | Density / ha | Trees | Alternative site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 & 5 | Replant felled area | Oak | 25% | 0.73 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 4 & 5 | Replant felled area | Aspen | 17.12% | 0.5 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 4 & 5 | Replant felled area | Rowan | 7.88% | 0.23 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 4 & 5 | Restock by natural regeneration | Birch | 30.14% | 0.88 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 4 & 5 | Restock by natural regeneration | Mixed broadleaves | 19.86% | 0.58 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 1,2&3 | Restock by natural regeneration | Mixed broadleaves | 70.11% | 1.83 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 1,2&3 | Create Designed Open Ground | — | 29.89% | 0.78 ha | — | — | — |
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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.
| Site | Designation | Proximity | Published area | Geographic scope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenlaw Moor Site 743 Official SiteLink record for Greenlaw Moor ↗ | Designation MIXED | Proximity 602 m away | Published area 1,170.52 ha | Geographic scope TERRESTRIAL |
Soils and forestry capability
At the application’s recorded location · NT 706 519
Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.
National soil map of Scotland
Brown soils
Map unit 297
Brown earths with noncalcareous gleys
- Soil association
- Hobkirk
- Parent material
- Drifts derived from sandstones and marls of Upper Old Red Sandstone age
- Landform
- Undulating lowlands with gentle and strong slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit
Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.
- Hobkirk · 70% Brown earths
- Cessford · 30% Noncalcareous gleys
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Nearby records
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