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FPA-12337

Ramsaygrain West Forest

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Cpts 20-23, 17-19, 100
Nearest town
Teviothead
Local authority
Scottish Borders Council
Conservancy
South Scotland Conservancy Area Office
Grid reference
NT327027

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

  1. Application registered 10 March 2025
  2. Application accepted 10 March 2025
  3. Consultation opens 13 May 2025
  4. Consultation closes 13 May 2025
  5. Decision issued 13 May 2025
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2028

Area

Total area
48.53 ha
Conifer
48.53 ha

Official source

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FPA-12337

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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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  2. 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
2 Jun 2025 – 7 Mar 2027
Felling area
48.53 ha
Estimated volume
28,402 m³
Proposed restocking
48.53 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Lodgepole pine Mixed broadleaves Mixed conifers Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
Cpts 20-23 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 27.2 ha 52 yr 43,578 18,157 m³
Cpts 17-19, 100 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 21.33 ha 52 yr 21,856 10,245 m³

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
Cpts 20-23 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 30.88% 8.4 ha 2,500
Cpts 20-23 Replant felled area Lodgepole pine 7.9% 2.15 ha 2,500
Cpts 20-23 Replant felled area Mixed conifers 38.9% 10.58 ha 2,500
Cpts 20-23 Replant felled area Mixed broadleaves 6.54% 1.78 ha 1,600
Cpts 20-23 Create Designed Open Ground 15.77% 4.29 ha
Cpts 17-19, 100 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 69.67% 14.86 ha 2,500
Cpts 17-19, 100 Replant felled area Lodgepole pine 6.75% 1.44 ha 2,500
Cpts 17-19, 100 Replant felled area Mixed conifers 7.08% 1.51 ha 2,500
Cpts 17-19, 100 Replant felled area Mixed broadleaves 5.67% 1.21 ha 1,600
Cpts 17-19, 100 Create Designed Open Ground 10.83% 2.31 ha
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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

STH23_0385_0386

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 14 m away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH22_0520_0521

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 1.4 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH25_0670-0671

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 1.7 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH23_0387

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 1.8 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

STH24_0708_B

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 2.1 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.

Site Designation Proximity Published area Geographic scope

River Tweed

Site 1366

Official SiteLink record for River Tweed
Designation BIOLOGICAL Proximity 20 m away Published area 2,533.66 ha Geographic scope MIXED

Soils and forestry capability

At the application’s recorded location · NT 327 027

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

National soil map of Scotland

Peaty podzols

Map unit 229

Peaty gleyed podzols

Soil association
Ettrick
Parent material
Drifts derived from Lower Paleozoic greywackes and shales
Landform
Hills with simple convex steep and strong slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit

Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.

  • Dod · 100% Peaty gleyed podzols
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Land Capability for Forestry

F6 Very limited flexibility for trees

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Sources, licence and limitations

National soil map of Scotland ↗

National soil map of Scotland copyright and database right The James Hutton Institute 18 September 2024. Used with the permission of The James Hutton Institute. All rights reserved. Any public sector information contained in these data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v.2.0.

Dataset citation

Soil Survey of Scotland Staff (1981). Soil maps of Scotland at a scale of 1:250 000. Macaulay Institute for Soil Research, Aberdeen.

Land Capability for Forestry ↗

Land Capability for Forestry copyright and database right The James Hutton Institute 1988 (published map; last revision date not supplied). Used with the permission of The James Hutton Institute. All rights reserved. Any public sector information contained in these data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v.2.0.

Dataset citation

Soil Survey of Scotland Staff (1988). Land Capability for Forestry of Scotland at a scale of 1:250 000. Macaulay Land Use Research Institute, Aberdeen.

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These records describe the mapped point, not the whole property. Forestry capability is background information and does not establish planting permission or grant eligibility.

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Ordered by straight-line distance between each record's representative map point.

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Ordered by straight-line distance between each record's representative map point.