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FPA-12465

Cowhill Trust Est

Approved Felling Permission Application

Location

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

Mapped work areas · Used for site analysis.

  • FC - Felling Coppice
  • SF - Selective Felling

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

Register grid reference: NX946811 · 100 × 100 m grid square

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

Country
Scotland
Woodland
Castle Wood
Nearest town
Dumfries
Local authority
Dumfries and Galloway Council
Forestry administration
South Scotland Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference
NX946811
Total area
0.56 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

  1. Application registered 15 April 2025
  2. Application accepted 15 April 2025
  3. Consultation opens 17 April 2025
  4. Consultation closes 15 May 2025
  5. Decision issued 19 May 2025
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2027
  7. First archived 9 July 2026
  8. Last seen on the register 4 November 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-12465

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Forestry operations

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

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 birchHazelHybrid larchOther broadleavesScots pineSitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

HazelPedunculate oakScots pineSilver 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 — —

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
FLA02013 Cowhill Location

Holywood

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Expired Distance 112 m away Area 0.7 ha Decision issued
CB06401 Wetwood, Cowhill Estate Location

Holywood

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Expired Distance 323 m away Area 2.95 ha Decision issued
FLA01968 Cowhill Estate Location

Holywood

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Expired Distance 416 m away Area 0.14 ha Decision issued
FPA-11492 Cowhill Trust Estate Location

Holywood

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Expired Distance 530 m away Area 0.5 ha Decision issued
FLA03113 Cowhill Estate Location

Holywood

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Expired Distance 536 m away Area 0.19 ha Decision issued

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
24FGS77941 2024 Cowhill New Native Woodlands Location

Dumfries

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Approved Distance 1.3 km away Area 15.42 ha Approved
26FGS93779 Birkhall Farm New Native Woodlands Location

Dumfries

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Under Consideration Distance 1.3 km away Area 11.63 ha Key date Not published
22FGS67165 Kilncroft Location

Dumfries

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Approved Distance 1.7 km away Area 9.39 ha Approved
21FGS59263 Holywood Abbey Woodland Creation Location

Holywood

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Approved Distance 1.8 km away Area 2.45 ha Approved
22FGS65386 Cowhill Woodland Creation 2022 Location

Dumfries

Dumfries and Galloway

Status Approved Distance 2.2 km away Area 10.41 ha Approved

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

Land listings

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Changes

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  1. StandingWire added data from the PDF

    Information from the public register PDF is available in Forestry operations.

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  2. First captured

    Status when first captured
    Approved

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