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FPA-12315

Ghyll & Raggetshaw Woodlands

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland
Ghyll & Raggetshaw Woodlands
Nearest town
Annan
Local authority
Dumfries and Galloway Council
Conservancy
South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference
NY235690

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

  1. Application registered 4 March 2025
  2. Application accepted 4 March 2025
  3. Consultation opens 25 April 2025
  4. Consultation closes 25 April 2025
  5. Decision issued 25 April 2025
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2027

Area

Total area
2.46 ha
Conifer
1.53 ha
Broadleaf
0.93 ha

Official source

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FPA-12315

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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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  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
1 Apr 2025 – 31 Mar 2027
Felling area
2.46 ha
Estimated volume
1,285 m³
Thinning area
11.33 ha
Thinning basis
Volume to be removed
Proposed restocking
2.46 ha · 100% of felling licence

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/CptOperationSpeciesAreaAgeTreesVolumeMarking
Cpt1 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.79 ha 40 yr 1,000 300 m³
Cpt1 Clear Felling Mixed broadleaves 0.19 ha 40 yr 200 50 m³
Cpt3 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.52 ha 40 yr 500 150 m³
Cpt3 Clear Felling Birch 0.52 ha 40 yr 500 100 m³
Cpt3 Clear Felling Mixed conifers 0.13 ha 40 yr 20 10 m³
Cpt3 Clear Felling Mixed broadleaves 0.13 ha 40 yr 20 10 m³
Cpt4 Clear Felling Sitka spruce 0.09 ha 40 yr 50 20 m³
Cpt4 Clear Felling Beech 0.09 ha 40 yr 50 20 m³

Thinning operations

Representation: Volume to be removed.

Detailed proposed thinning operations
Site/CptSpeciesAreaVolume removed
Cpt2 Beech 0.2 ha 10 m³
Cpt2 Birch 0.1 ha 10 m³
Cpt2 Mixed broadleaves 0.07 ha 10 m³
Cpt5 Beech 0.66 ha 40 m³
Cpt5 Birch 0.66 ha 40 m³
Cpt5 Ash 0.66 ha 40 m³
Cpt5 Mixed broadleaves 0.5 ha 25 m³
Cpt6 Beech 0.66 ha 40 m³
Cpt6 Sycamore 1.4 ha 80 m³
Cpt6 Ash 0.27 ha 15 m³
Cpt6 Mixed conifers 0.33 ha 20 m³
Cpt6 Mixed broadleaves 0.66 ha 40 m³
Cpt7 Birch 3.1 ha 150 m³
Cpt7 Sitka spruce 0.52 ha 25 m³
Cpt7 Mixed broadleaves 0.77 ha 40 m³
Cpt7 Mixed conifers 0.77 ha 40 m³

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/CptProposalSpecies / land use% of siteAreaDensity / haTreesAlternative site
Cpt1 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 21.95% 0.54 ha 2,500
Cpt1 Replant felled area Douglas fir 7.72% 0.19 ha 2,500
Cpt1 Restock by natural regeneration Mixed broadleaves 7.72% 0.19 ha 1,600
Cpt1 Replant felled area Mixed broadleaves 7.72% 0.19 ha 1,600
Cpt3 Restock by natural regeneration Birch 15.85% 0.39 ha 1,600
Cpt3 Restock by natural regeneration Oak 10.57% 0.26 ha 1,600
Cpt3 Replant felled area Sitka spruce 21.14% 0.52 ha 2,500
Cpt4 Restock by natural regeneration Mixed broadleaves 1.63% 0.04 ha 1,600
Cpt4 Replant felled area Oak 1.63% 0.04 ha 1,600
Cpt4 Replant felled area Douglas fir 2.44% 0.06 ha 2,500
Cpt4 Replant felled area Mixed conifers 1.63% 0.04 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

S_P_Pram0237_Kirkpatrick-Fleming

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 4.6 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

Pram14_0279_Mill_Hotel_C

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 4.7 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

Pram14_0279_Mill_Hotel_B

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 4.8 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

Pram14_0279_Mill_Hotel

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 4.8 km away Issued Not published Compliance date Not published Biosecurity expiry Not published

S_P_Pram_0237a_Kirkpatrick-Fleming

P. ramorum

Hosts: Larch

Status Issued Proximity 4.8 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 235 689

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

National soil map of Scotland

Mineral gleys

Map unit 85

Noncalcareous gleys

Soil association
Canonbie
Parent material
Drifts derived from Permian and Carboniferous sandstones and shales
Landform
Undulating lowlands with gentle slopes
Soil mixture in this map unit

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

  • Canonbie · 50% Noncalcareous gleys
  • Mouldyhills · 50% Noncalcareous gleys
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Land Capability for Forestry

F4 Moderate 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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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.