FPA-12232

Morton Wood - Queensberry Estate

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Morton Wood
Nearest town: Thornhill
Local authority: Dumfries and Galloway Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NX893975

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 6 February 2025
Application accepted 6 February 2025
Consultation opens 2 April 2025
Consultation closes 30 April 2025
Decision issued 7 May 2025
Restocking due 30 June 2027

Area

Total area: 2.33 ha
Conifer: 2.33 ha

Official source

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FPA-12232

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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, 09:57 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: 1 Mar 2025 – 1 Sept 2026
Felling area: 2.33 ha
Estimated volume: 1,000 m³
Thinning area: 3.98 ha
Thinning basis: Volume to be removed
Proposed restocking: 2.33 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Sitka spruce

Proposed restocking species

Mixed native broadleaves Norway spruce Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
4318A	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	1.63 ha	27 yr	1,500	600 m³	n/a
4324B	Clear Felling	Sitka spruce	0.7 ha	23 yr	1,000	200 m³	n/a

Thinning operations

Representation: Volume to be removed.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt	Species	Area	Volume removed
4318B	Sitka spruce	3.98 ha	200 m³

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
4318A	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	34.76%	0.81 ha	2,500	—	—
4318B	Replant felled area	Mixed native broadleaves	5.15%	0.12 ha	1,600	—	—
4318C	Replant felled area	Norway spruce	20.17%	0.47 ha	2,500	—	—
4318D	Create Designed Open Ground	—	9.87%	0.23 ha	—	—	—
4324N	Replant felled area	Sitka spruce	30.04%	0.7 ha	2,500	—	—

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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
STH21_0251_0467_0521-0522 Morton Wood Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 82 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH22_0568_1281-1283 Morton Wood P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 105 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH19_0405 Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 747 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH20_0162 Dabton Loch Plantation Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 1.4 km away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
S_P_Pram13_0929_Kirk Plantation S_P_Pram13_0929_Kirk Plantation P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 1.5 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 892 974

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral gleys

Map unit 289

Noncalcareous gleys

Soil association: Hayfield
Parent material: Drifts derived from sediments of Carboniferous and Permian age
Landform: Foothills and lowlands with gentle and strong slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Hayfield · 50% Noncalcareous gleys
Hillend · 50% Noncalcareous gleys

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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate flexibility for trees