2018 – New planting and restocking by ownership
In 2017-18 most new planting (90%) took place on private sector land (Table 1.14). In contrast, almost three quarters of reported restocking (71%) took place on FC/NRW/FS land.
Table 1.14 New planting & publicly funded restocking by ownership
Year (ending 31/3)
New Planting
Restocking
Total
thousand hectares
FC/NRW/FS
Private sector
Total
FC/NRW/FS
Private sector
Total
FC/NRW/FS
Private sector
Total
England
2013-14
0.0
3.3
3.3
2.1
2.4
4.5
2.1
5.8
7.8
2014-15
0.0
2.4
2.4
2.3
4.2
6.4
2.3
6.6
8.8
2015-16
0.0
0.8
0.8
2.3
1.0
3.3
2.3
1.8
4.1
2016-17
0.0
1.1
1.1
2.4
0.6
3.0
2.4
1.7
4.2
2017-18
0.0
1.5
1.5
2.0
0.0
2.0
2.0
1.5
3.5
Wales
2013-14
0.0
0.9
0.9
1.6
0.7
2.3
1.6
1.6
3.2
2014-15
0.0
0.1
0.1
1.6
0.4
1.9
1.6
0.5
2.0
2015-16
0.0
0.1
0.1
1.5
0.3
1.8
1.5
0.5
1.9
2016-17
0.0
0.4
0.4
1.4
0.2
1.7
1.4
0.6
2.1
2017-18
0.0
0.2
0.2
1.5
0.2
1.7
1.5
0.4
2.0
Scotland
2013-14
0.6
7.7
8.3
6.2
1.7
7.9
6.8
9.4
16.2
2014-15
0.4
7.2
7.6
6.5
2.0
8.5
6.9
9.1
16.0
2015-16
0.7
3.9
4.6
6.6
1.3
7.8
7.3
5.2
12.5
2016-17
1.1
3.7
4.8
6.7
4.4
11.1
7.7
8.1
15.8
2017-18
0.9
6.3
7.1
5.8
3.9
9.7
6.6
10.1
16.8
Northern Ireland
2013-14
0.0
0.3
0.3
1.1
0.1
1.2
1.1
0.4
1.5
2014-15
0.0
0.2
0.2
0.9
0.2
1.0
0.9
0.4
1.3
2015-16
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.7
0.1
0.8
0.7
0.1
0.9
2016-17
0.0
0.2
0.2
1.3
0.1
1.3
1.3
0.3
1.5
2017-18
0.0
0.2
0.2
0.9
0.1
0.9
0.9
0.3
1.1
UK
2013-14
0.6
12.3
12.9
10.9
4.9
15.8
11.5
17.2
28.7
2014-15
0.4
9.9
10.3
11.2
6.6
17.8
11.6
16.5
28.1
2015-16
0.7
4.9
5.6
11.1
2.7
13.7
11.8
7.6
19.4
2016-17
1.1
5.4
6.5
11.7
5.3
17.1
12.8
10.7
23.6
2017-18
0.9
8.2
9.1
10.2
4.1
14.3
11.1
12.3
23.4
Source: Forestry Commission, Natural Resources Wales, Forest Service, grant schemes.
Notes:
1. Private sector figures are based on areas for […]
