FPA-12465

Cowhill Trust Est

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Castle Wood
Nearest town: Dumfries
Local authority: Dumfries and Galloway Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NX946811

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Key dates

Application registered 15 April 2025
Application accepted 15 April 2025
Consultation opens 17 April 2025
Consultation closes 15 May 2025
Decision issued 19 May 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2027

Area

Total area: 0.56 ha
Conifer: 0.26 ha
Broadleaf: 0.30 ha

Official source

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FPA-12465

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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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27 Aug 2026, 13:38 BST

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First captured
9 Jul 2026, 09:56 BST

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: 27 May 2025 – 9 Jun 2025
Felling area: 0.56 ha
Estimated volume: 59.65 m³
Proposed restocking: 0.56 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Downy birch Hazel Hybrid larch Other broadleaves Scots pine Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Hazel Pedunculate oak Scots pine Silver birch

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
2	Selective Felling	Other broadleaves	0.09 ha	50 yr	50	25 m³	—
2	Felling Coppice	Hazel	0.13 ha	50 yr	12	2 m³	—
2	Selective Felling	Sitka spruce	0.09 ha	50 yr	1	0.7 m³	—
2	Selective Felling	Downy birch	0.08 ha	50 yr	6	5.82 m³	—
2	Selective Felling	Hybrid larch	0.08 ha	50 yr	1	0.66 m³	—
2	Selective Felling	Scots pine	0.09 ha	50 yr	14	25.47 m³	—

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
2	Replant felled area	Pedunculate oak	26.79%	0.15 ha	1,600	—	—
2	Replant felled area	Silver birch	26.79%	0.15 ha	1,600	—	—
2	Replant felled area	Scots pine	25%	0.14 ha	2,500	—	—
2	Replant felled area	Hazel	21.43%	0.12 ha	1,600	—	—

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Tree health

Statutory Plant Health Notices nearby

Within 5 km

Notices are ordered with polygons covering the application grid-reference point first, followed by the nearest notices with current ones prioritised. Distances are measured to the notice boundary. A nearby notice does not by itself mean that it applies to the site.

Notice / host species	Status	Proximity	Issued	Compliance date	Biosecurity expiry
STH24_0538 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 851 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
Pr15_0037_Muirside P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 1.0 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH18_1813_1814 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 1.8 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH19_0149_0155 Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 2.8 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH18_0706_0707 Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 3.4 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published

Protected places

Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby

Within 2 km

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.

No SSSIs within 2 km.

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NX 946 811

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 576

Brown earths

Soil association: Yarrow
Parent material: Fluvioglacial gravels and sands derived mainly from greywackes
Landform: Mounds and terraces with gentle slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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Yarrow · 100% Brown earths

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Land Capability for Forestry

F2 Very good flexibility for trees