FPA-12257

Curling Pond Wood, Langholm Est

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Curling Pond Wood
Nearest town: Langholm
Local authority: Dumfries and Galloway Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NY346838

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Key dates

Application registered 14 February 2025
Application accepted 14 February 2025
Consultation opens 8 April 2025
Consultation closes 6 May 2025
Decision issued 20 May 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2027

Area

Total area: 1.89 ha
Conifer: 1.80 ha
Broadleaf: 0.09 ha

Official source

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FPA-12257

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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, 13:39 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: 15 Mar 2025 – 31 Dec 2026
Felling area: 1.89 ha
Estimated volume: 544 m³
Proposed restocking: 1.89 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Oak Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Alder Downy birch Goat willow Oak

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
3051A	Selective Felling	Oak	0.09 ha	35 yr	25	4 m³	—
3051E	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.7 ha	35 yr	1,540	210 m³	—
3051C	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	1.1 ha	35 yr	2,420	330 m³	—

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
3015A	Replant felled area	Oak	4.76%	0.09 ha	1,600	—	—
3015E	Replant felled area	Downy birch	18.52%	0.35 ha	1,600	—	—
3051E	Replant felled area	Goat willow	11.11%	0.21 ha	1,600	—	—
3051E	Replant felled area	Common alder	7.41%	0.14 ha	1,600	—	—
3051C	Replant felled area	Downy birch	29.1%	0.55 ha	1,600	—	—
3051C	Replant felled area	Goat willow	17.46%	0.33 ha	1,600	—	—
3051C	Replant felled area	Common alder	11.64%	0.22 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
STH23_0371 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 1.3 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH21_0447 New Langholm Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 1.5 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH24_0244-0245 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 1.5 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH21_0412_0444 Erkinholme Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 2.2 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH25_0696 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 2.7 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 · NY 346 838

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

National soil map of Scotland

Brown soils

Map unit 209

Brown earths with noncalcareous gleys

Soil association: Ettrick
Parent material: Drifts derived from Lower Paleozoic greywackes and shales
Landform: Foothills and undulating lowlands with gentle and strong slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Altimeg · 50% Brown earths
Kedslie · 50% Noncalcareous gleys

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Land Capability for Forestry

F3 Good flexibility for trees