FPA-12376

Dod Knowes & Ruegill

Approved Felling Permission Application

Where

Woodland: Dod Knowes & Ruegill
Nearest town: Boreland
Local authority: Dumfries and Galloway Council
Conservancy: South Scotland Conservancy
Grid reference: NY171986

Official case map ↗ OpenStreetMap ↗

Key dates

Application registered 19 March 2025
Application accepted 19 March 2025
Consultation opens 27 March 2025
Consultation closes 24 April 2025
Decision issued 20 May 2025
Restocking due Unknown

Area

Total area: 17.36 ha
Conifer: 17.36 ha

Official source

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FPA-12376

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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, 14:00 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: 24 Mar 2025 – 31 May 2026
Felling area: 17.36 ha
Estimated volume: 1,000 m³
Proposed restocking: 17.36 ha · 100% of felling licence

Species in felling operations

Sitka spruce

Felling operations

Detailed proposed felling operations
Site/Cpt	Operation	Species	Area	Age	Trees	Volume	Marking
Roadside	Felling Individual Trees	Sitka spruce	17.36 ha	10 yr	16,750	1,000 m³	Map

Proposed restocking

Detailed proposed restocking operations
Site/Cpt	Proposal	Species / land use	% of site	Area	Density / ha	Trees	Alternative site
Roadside	I do not intend to restock	—	100%	17.36 ha	—	—	—

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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_0383-0386 Finniegill Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity Covers application grid-reference point	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH21_0382 Finniegil 1 Phytophthora ramorum Hosts: Larch - spp.	Status Issued	Proximity 131 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH22_0562-0564 Dryfehead (Cockplay) P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 567 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH22_0562_0564a Dryfehead (Ruegill) P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 874 m away	Issued Not published	Compliance date Not published	Biosecurity expiry Not published
STH25_0692_0694 P. ramorum Hosts: Larch	Status Issued	Proximity 1.4 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 170 985

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

National soil map of Scotland

Peaty podzols

Map unit 229

Peaty gleyed podzols

Soil association: Ettrick
Parent material: Drifts derived from Lower Paleozoic greywackes and shales
Landform: Hills with simple convex steep and strong slopes

Soil mixture in this map unit

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

Dod · 100% Peaty gleyed podzols

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Land Capability for Forestry

F6 Very limited flexibility for trees

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Nearby records

Nearby felling applications

Within 10 km

Application	Location	Status	Distance	Area	Key date
FPA-9780 Dod Knowe & Ruegill	Location Boreland Dumfries and Galloway	Status Expired	Distance 500 m away	Area 5.53 ha	Decision issued 29 Jul 2022
FPA-12530 Ramshaw Rig	Location Boreland Dumfries and Galloway	Status Approved	Distance 1.0 km away	Area 15 ha	Approved 2 Jul 2025
FPA-12362 Cockplay	Location Boreland Dumfries and Galloway	Status Approved	Distance 1.4 km away	Area 3.95 ha	Approved 20 May 2025
FPA-11480 Dod Knowe & Ruegill	Location Boreland Dumfries and Galloway	Status Expired	Distance 1.7 km away	Area 11.23 ha	Decision issued 17 May 2024
FPA-12693 Dod Knowe & Ruegill	Location Boreland Dumfries and Galloway	Status Approved	Distance 1.7 km away	Area 1.79 ha	Approved 25 Aug 2025