FPA-12214

Upper Bolton Farm

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Upper Bolton Strips
Nearest town: Gifford
Local authority: East Lothian Council
Conservancy: Central Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NT507686

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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

Area

Total area: 5.01 ha
Conifer: 2.59 ha
Broadleaf: 2.42 ha

Official source

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FPA-12214

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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: 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

Ash Beech Mixed conifers Oak Scots pine

Proposed restocking species

Mixed broadleaves Mixed 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	—	—

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Within 2 km

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Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NT 507 685

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral gleys

Map unit 466

Noncalcareous gleys

Soil association: Sorn
Parent material: Drifts derived from Lower Carboniferous and Upper Old Red Sandstone sediments and lavas
Landform: Undulating lowlands with gentle and strong slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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Glenpark · 100% Noncalcareous gleys

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Land Capability for Forestry

F2 Very good flexibility for trees

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Nearby records

Nearby felling applications

Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
FPA-7447 Upper Bolton Farm	Location Gifford East Lothian	Status Expired	Distance 0 m away	Area 2.51 ha	Decision issued 18 Feb 2021
CB146597 Upper Bolton Farm	Location Gifford East Lothian	Status Expired	Distance 141 m away	Area 0.9 ha	Decision issued 27 Feb 2013
FPA-9805 Menotti Woods	Location Gifford East Lothian	Status Expired	Distance 721 m away	Area 1.22 ha	Decision issued 19 Oct 2022
FPA-6811 Eaglescairnie	Location Gifford East Lothian	Status Expired	Distance 1.2 km away	Area 3.96 ha	Decision issued 13 Dec 2019
FLA02526 Eaglescairnie	Location Gifford East Lothian	Status Expired	Distance 1.2 km away	Area 3.96 ha	Decision issued 16 Jan 2018