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CB413480

The Rink

Expired Felling Permission Application

Location

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

Grid square, not boundary NT480327 · 100 × 100 m · The pin marks the centre.

Country
Scotland
Woodland
Fort Wood
Nearest town
Galashiels
Local authority
Scottish Borders Council
Forestry administration
South Scotland Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference
NT480327
Total area
0.89 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

  1. Application registered 28 November 2018
  2. Application accepted 27 March 2014
  3. Consultation opens 8 April 2014
  4. Consultation closes 6 May 2014
  5. Decision issued 13 May 2014
  6. Restocking due Unknown
  7. First archived 27 July 2026
  8. Last seen on the register 27 July 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

CB413480

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Forestry operations

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

Felling window
1 May 2014 – 31 Oct 2015
Felling area
0.89 ha
Estimated volume
405 m³
Thinning area
5.38 ha
Thinning basis
Pre/Post stocking density
Proposed restocking
0.89 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Douglas firElmScots pineSitka spruceSycamore

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt Operation Species Area Age Trees Volume Marking
Fort Wood Clear Felling Elm 0.07 ha 80 yr 50 30 m³ All trees within stone dyke
Fort Wood Clear Felling Douglas fir 0.18 ha 80 yr 100 60 m³ All trees within stone dyke
Fort Wood Clear Felling Scots pine 0.3 ha 80 yr 175 116 m³ All trees within stone dyke
Fort Wood Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.18 ha 80 yr 100 60 m³ All trees within stone dyke
Fort Wood Clear Felling Sycamore 0.16 ha 80 yr 20 29 m³ All trees within stone dyke

Thinning operations

Representation: Pre/Post stocking density.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/Cpt Species Area Volume Before (stems/ha) After (stems/ha)
4a Sycamore 2.32 ha 40 m³ 3,000 1,000
4d Sycamore 0.83 ha 20 m³ 3,000 1,000
4e Sycamore 1.5 ha 30 m³ 3,000 1,000
4c Sycamore 0.73 ha 20 m³ 3,000 1,000

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt Proposal Species / land use % of site Area Density / ha Trees Alternative site
Fort Wood I do not intend to restock — 100% 0.89 ha 0 0 —

Nearby

Forestry activity within 10 km; land listings and saved locations within 10 km from point.

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
FPA-10721 The Rink Location

Galashiels

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 158 m away Area 0.89 ha Decision issued
FLA01296 Fairnilee Location

Galashiels

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 1.5 km away Area 1.7 ha Decision issued
CB257800 Gala Estate Location

Galashiels

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 1.6 km away Area 2.1 ha Decision issued
FPA-11617 Bailhill Wood Location

Selkirk

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 1.7 km away Area 0.33 ha Decision issued
CB305143 Faldonside Location

Galashiels

Scottish Borders

Status Expired Distance 2.1 km away Area 4.35 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
16FGS12599 Meigle NWC Phase 2 Location

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 3.6 km away Area 29.14 ha Approved
18FGS27758 Philiphaugh Woodland Creation C68 Location

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 3.8 km away Area 4.87 ha Approved
22FGS65825 Bowden moor phase 2 sheep and trees Location

Melrose

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 4.4 km away Area 49.98 ha Approved
22FGS65805 Bowden moor Phase 1 Location

Melrose

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 4.4 km away Area 7.18 ha Approved
20FGS53203 Langlee Mains Native Woodland Location

Galashiels

Scottish Borders

Status Approved Distance 4.5 km away Area 6.79 ha Approved

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

Land listings

No nearby records found within 10 km from point in the queried datasets.

Changes

Changes recorded by StandingWire, newest first. Dates reflect capture time.

  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
    Expired

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