FPA-12302
Mochrum Estate
Approved Felling Permission Application
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Where
- Nearest town
- Port William
- Local authority
- Dumfries and Galloway Council
- Conservancy
- South Scotland Conservancy
- Grid reference
- NX318499
Key dates
- Application registered 26 February 2025
- Application accepted 4 March 2025
- Consultation opens 29 April 2025
- Consultation closes 28 April 2025
- Decision issued 2 May 2025
- Restocking due 30 June 2027
Area
- Total area
- 14.05 ha
- Conifer
- 14.05 ha
Official source
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First archived 9 July 2026 · last seen on the register 27 July 2026.
Contains Scottish Forestry information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Track changes
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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
- 4 Mar 2025 – 1 Mar 2026
- Felling area
- 14.05 ha
- Estimated volume
- 7,186 m³
- Proposed restocking
- 14.05 ha · 100% of felling licence
Species in felling operations
Felling operations
| Site/Cpt | Operation | Species | Area | Age | Trees | Volume | Marking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 0.55 ha | 40 yr | 970 | 291 m³ | n/a |
| 2 | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 11.19 ha | 40 yr | 19,586 | 5,876 m³ | n/a |
| 3 | Clear Felling | Larch | 0.85 ha | 40 yr | 850 | 255 m³ | n/a |
| 4 | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 0.79 ha | 40 yr | 1,421 | 421 m³ | n/a |
| 5 | Clear Felling | Sitka spruce | 0.67 ha | 40 yr | 1,204 | 343 m³ | n/a |
Proposed restocking
| Site/Cpt | Proposal | Species / land use | % of site | Area | Density / ha | Trees | Alternative site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves | — | 100% | 0.55 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 2 | Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves | — | 100% | 11.19 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 3 | Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves | — | 100% | 0.85 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 4 | Replant felled Mixed native area broadleaves | — | 100% | 0.79 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
| 5 | Replant felled Woody shrubs area | — | 100% | 0.67 ha | 1,600 | — | — |
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Protected places
Sites of Special Scientific Interest nearby
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No SSSIs within 2 km.
Soils and forestry capability
At the application’s recorded location · NX 317 499
Source classifications from national 1:250,000 maps. Local conditions may vary.
National soil map of Scotland
Brown soils
Map unit 207
Brown earths
- Soil association
- Ettrick
- Parent material
- Drifts derived from Lower Paleozoic greywackes and shales
- Landform
- Lowlands with gentle and strong complex slopes: slightly to moderately rocky
Soil mixture in this map unit
Estimated map-unit proportions; the individual soils are not mapped within it.
- Linhope · 100% Brown earths
Land Capability for Forestry
F4 Moderate flexibility for trees
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