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    2020 – 7: Employment & Businesses

     Introduction This chapter contains information on: employment in forestry and wood processing; health & safety; and numbers of businesses. All of the statistics presented in this chapter relate to UK totals. Further information on the data sources and methodology used to compile the figures is provided in the Sources chapter. Most of the statistics presented in this chapter have been previously […]
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    2018 – Employment & Businesses

     Introduction This chapter contains information on: Employment in forestry and wood processing; Health & safety; and Numbers of businesses. All of the statistics presented in this chapter relate to UK totals. Further information on the data sources and methodology used to compile the figures is provided in the Sources chapter. Most of the statistics presented in this chapter have been previously released. Some of […]
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    Surveys

     information about statistical surveys
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    2019 – Sawmill Survey

     Introduction The Sawmill Survey is an annual survey conducted by Forest Research (on behalf of the Forestry Commission, Scottish Forestry, Natural Resources Wales and the Northern Ireland Forest Service) of sawmills in the UK that are believed to use UK-grown logs.  The survey comprises a short questionnaire (for smaller mills) and a detailed questionnaire (for larger […]
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    2017 – Timber

     Introduction This page provides an overview of the sources for the timber statistics presented in Chapter 2; more detailed information is provided on the following pages. The chapter covers wood production (removals) from UK woodland, and consumption and production by primary wood processors in the UK. The timber statistics presented cover both softwood (wood from coniferous trees […]
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    2023 – 7: Employment and Businesses

     Introduction This chapter contains information on: All of the statistics presented in this chapter relate to UK totals. Further information on the data sources and methodology used to compile the figures is provided in the Sources chapter. Most of the statistics presented in this chapter have been previously released. Some of the figures in this chapter have been […]
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    2017 – Employment & Businesses

     Introduction This chapter contains information on: employment in forestry and wood processing; health & safety; and numbers of businesses. All of the statistics presented in this chapter relate to UK totals. Further information on the data sources and methodology used to compile the figures is provided in the Sources chapter. Most of the statistics presented in this chapter have been previously […]
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    2021 – 7: Employment & Businesses

     Introduction This chapter contains information on: employment in forestry and wood processing; health & safety; and numbers of businesses. All of the statistics presented in this chapter relate to UK totals. Further information on the data sources and methodology used to compile the figures is provided in the Sources chapter. Most of the statistics presented in this chapter have been previously […]
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    2022 – 7: Employment & Businesses

     Introduction This chapter contains information on: All of the statistics presented in this chapter relate to UK totals. Further information on the data sources and methodology used to compile the figures is provided in the Sources chapter. Most of the statistics presented in this chapter have been previously released. Some of the figures in this chapter have been […]
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    2016 – Felling

     Felling Introduction Under the Forestry Act 1967, it is illegal to fell trees in Great Britain without prior approval, although there are a few exceptions (for trees below a specified size, dangerous trees, and very small scale felling operations). There is a presumption against removal of woodland and loss of forest cover in the UK, so felling […]
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    2017 – Employment and businesses

     Introduction Data sources and methodology Statistics on employment are obtained from: the Annual Business Survey (www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/abs/annual-business-survey/index.html), formerly the Annual Business Inquiry, (Office for National Statistics (www.ons.gov.uk)), an annual survey of UK businesses, and Industry surveys (Sawmill Survey, Survey of Round Fencing Manufacturers) and industry associations (UK Forest Products Association, now merged with the Confederation of Forest Industries,  www.confor.org.uk), Wood […]
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    2019 – Woodland area and planting

     Introduction The definition of woodland in United Kingdom forestry statistics is land under stands of trees with a canopy cover of at least 20% (or having the potential to achieve this), including integral open space, and including felled areas that are awaiting restocking. There is no minimum height for trees to form a woodland at maturity, so […]