FPA-12214

Upper Bolton Farm

Approved Felling Permission Application

Location

The site location, area and map references recorded in the application.

Mapped work areas · Used for site analysis.

CF - Clear Felling
SF - Selective Felling
T - Thinning

Work areas show recorded operations, not property boundaries or restocking areas.

Boundary source · Contains Scottish Forestry information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Country: Scotland
Woodland: Upper Bolton Strips
Nearest town: Gifford
Local authority: East Lothian Council
Forestry administration: Central Scotland Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference: NT507686
Total area: 5.01 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

Application registered 3 February 2025
Application accepted 21 February 2025
Consultation opens 23 May 2025
Consultation closes 22 May 2025
Decision issued 23 May 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2029
First archived 9 July 2026
Last seen on the register 4 November 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-12214

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Forestry operations

Proposed operations extracted from the public register PDF; source row groupings retained.

Felling window: 23 May 2025 – 1 Apr 2030
Felling area: 5.01 ha
Estimated volume: 668 m³
Thinning area: 1.64 ha
Thinning basis: Pre/Post stocking density
Proposed restocking: 5.01 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

AshBeechMixed conifersOakScots pine

Proposed restocking species

Mixed broadleavesMixed conifers

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
5	Clear Felling	Scots pine	0.4 ha	85 yr	320	399 m³	n/a
5	Clear Felling	Beech	0.02 ha	40 yr	30	11 m³	n/a
16	Selective Felling	Mixed conifers	0.79 ha	80 yr	50	25 m³	n/a
21	Selective Felling	Ash	0.2 ha	50 yr	100	25 m³	Ash die back
28	Selective Felling	Mixed conifers	0.2 ha	85 yr	10	5 m³	Wind Blow
28	Selective Felling	Ash	0.2 ha	50 yr	100	25 m³	Ash die back
28	Selective Felling	Oak	2 ha	20 yr	10	20 m³	Water Damage
29	Selective Felling	Scots pine	1.2 ha	85 yr	10	20 m³	Wind Blow

Thinning operations

Representation: Pre/Post stocking density.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt	Species	Area	Volume	Before (stems/ha)	After (stems/ha)
21	Beech	0.65 ha	54 m³	1,500	1,050
21	Sycamore	0.39 ha	54 m³	1,500	1,050
28	Birch	0.6 ha	30 m³	1,500	1,050

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
5	Replant felled area	Mixed conifers	71.43%	0.3 ha	2,500	—	—
5	Replant felled area	Mixed broadleaves	19.05%	0.08 ha	1,600	—	—
5	Create Designed Open Ground	—	9.52%	0.04 ha	—	—	—
16	Restock by natural regeneration	Mixed conifers	100%	0.79 ha	2,500	—	—
21	Replant felled area	Mixed broadleaves	100%	0.2 ha	2,500	—	—
28	Restock by natural regeneration	Mixed conifers	8.33%	0.2 ha	1,600	—	—
28	Restock by natural regeneration	Mixed broadleaves	91.67%	2.2 ha	2,500	—	—
29	Restock by natural regeneration	Mixed conifers	100%	1.2 ha	2,500	—	—

Nearby

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Surrounding forestry activity

Felling and woodland creation applications within 10 km from point

Felling applications

Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
FPA-7447 Upper Bolton Farm	Location Gifford East Lothian	Status Expired	Distance 300 m away	Area 2.51 ha	Decision issued 18 Feb 2021
CB146597 Upper Bolton Farm	Location Gifford East Lothian	Status Expired	Distance 387 m away	Area 0.9 ha	Decision issued 27 Feb 2013
FPA-9805 Menotti Woods	Location Gifford East Lothian	Status Expired	Distance 441 m away	Area 1.22 ha	Decision issued 19 Oct 2022
FPA-7592 Howden Farm	Location Gifford East Lothian	Status Expired	Distance 1.4 km away	Area 1 ha	Decision issued 5 Feb 2021
FLA01084 Howden Farm	Location Gifford East Lothian	Status Expired	Distance 1.4 km away	Area 0.79 ha	Decision issued 23 May 2016

Up to five results, ordered by straight-line distance from point to recorded application points.

Woodland creation applications

Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
18FGS34078 Baro Farm	Location East Lothian	Status Approved	Distance 3.9 km away	Area 0.78 ha	Approved 6 Sept 2019
24FGS79939 Northrig NWC 2	Location Morham East Lothian	Status Approved	Distance 5.4 km away	Area 2.2 ha	Approved 10 Jan 2025
21FGS62905 Northrig NWC	Location Haddington East Lothian	Status Approved	Distance 5.7 km away	Area 6.91 ha	Approved 20 Apr 2022
22FGS66825 Baro Farms woodland creation 2022	Location Danskine East Lothian	Status Approved	Distance 5.7 km away	Area 3.49 ha	Approved 3 Oct 2022
20FGS54483 Butterdean Woodland Creation	Location Haddington East Lothian	Status Approved	Distance 6.3 km away	Area 7.62 ha	Approved 28 Feb 2022

Up to five results, ordered by straight-line distance from point to recorded application points.

Land listings

No nearby records found within 10 km from point in the queried datasets.

Changes

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StandingWire added data from the PDF
4 Nov 2026, 06:40 GMT

Information from the public register PDF is available in Forestry operations.
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First captured
9 Jul 2026, 09:55 BST

Status when first captured

Approved

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