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FPA-12268

The Shieling

Approved Felling Permission Application

Location

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

Mapped work areas · Used for site analysis.

  • CF - Clear Felling

Work areas show recorded operations, not property boundaries or restocking areas.

Register grid reference: NX914850 · 100 × 100 m grid square

Boundary source · Contains Scottish Forestry information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Country
Scotland
Woodland
Shieling Wood
Nearest town
Dumfries
Local authority
Dumfries and Galloway Council
Forestry administration
South Scotland Conservancy (Conservancy)
Grid reference
NX914850
Total area
0.75 ha

Official case map OpenStreetMap

Source

Official register, reference and application dates.

Key dates

  1. Application registered 18 February 2025
  2. Application accepted 18 February 2025
  3. Consultation opens 27 March 2025
  4. Consultation closes 24 April 2025
  5. Decision issued 26 June 2025
  6. Restocking due 30 June 2027
  7. First archived 9 July 2026
  8. Last seen on the register 4 November 2026

Official source

Scottish Forestry Public Register

FPA-12268

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Forestry operations

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

Felling window
27 Mar 2025 – 14 Feb 2027
Felling area
0.75 ha
Estimated volume
148 m³
Proposed restocking
0.75 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

BeechMixed broadleavesMixed conifersSilver birchSycamore

Proposed restocking species

BeechMixed broadleavesOakScots pineSilver birchSycamore

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt Operation Species Area Age Trees Volume Marking
Cpt1 Clear Felling Mixed conifers 0.05 ha 40 yr 20 10 m³ n/a
Cpt1 Clear Felling Sycamore 0.24 ha 40 yr 150 50 m³ n/a
Cpt1 Clear Felling Beech 0.24 ha 40 yr 150 50 m³ n/a
Cpt1 Clear Felling Mixed broadleaves 0.12 ha 40 yr 75 25 m³ n/a
Cpt2 Clear Felling Silver birch 0.08 ha 20 yr 30 10 m³ n/a
Cpt2 Clear Felling Mixed broadleaves 0.02 ha 20 yr 10 3 m³ n/a

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt Proposal Species / land use % of site Area Density / ha Trees Alternative site
Cpt1 Replant felled area Oak 28% 0.21 ha 0 — —
Cpt1 Replant felled area Scots pine 9.33% 0.07 ha 0 — —
Cpt1 Replant felled area Mixed broadleaves 20% 0.15 ha 0 — —
Cpt1 Restock by natural regeneration Sycamore 14.67% 0.11 ha 0 — —
Cpt1 Restock by natural regeneration Beech 14.67% 0.11 ha 0 — —
Cpt2 Replant felled area Oak 4% 0.03 ha 0 — —
Cpt2 Replant felled area Mixed broadleaves 2.67% 0.02 ha 0 — —
Cpt2 Restock by natural regeneration Silver birch 6.67% 0.05 ha 0 — —

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Status Expired Distance 1.9 km away Area 0.17 ha Decision issued

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Status Approved Distance 2.2 km away Area 25.2 ha Approved
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Status Approved Distance 3.4 km away Area 0.72 ha Approved

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Land listings

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Changes

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  1. StandingWire added data from the PDF

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  2. First captured

    Status when first captured
    Approved

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