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Revised valuation of flood regulation services of existing forest cover to inform natural capital accounts.

The ability of trees, woodlands and forests to reduce downstream flooding is increasingly recognised and valued by society, driving a demand for assessments of this important ecosystem service. This study updates a previous evaluation (Broadmeadow et al., 2018) with improved estimates for the volume of flood water potentially removed by woodland or retained by its […]

2019 – New planting and restocking by ownership

In 2018-19 most new planting (92%) took place on private sector land (Table 1.14).  Table 1.14 New planting & publicly funded restocking by ownership Year (ending 31/3) New Planting   Restocking   Total   thousand hectares            FE/FLS/ NRW/FS Private sector Total FE/FLS/ NRW/FS Private sector Total FE/FLS/ NRW/FS Private sector Total England          2014-15 0.00 2.43 2.43 2.25 4.15 6.41 2.25 6.58 8.83 2015-16 0.00 0.82 0.82 2.30 1.02 3.31 2.30 1.84 4.13 2016-17 0.02 1.13 1.15 2.39 0.61 3.00 2.41 1.74 4.15 2017-18 0.00 1.50 1.50 2.04 0.00 2.04 2.04 1.50 3.54 2018-19 0.03 1.39 1.42 1.57 0.08 1.65 1.60 1.47 3.07 Wales          2014-15 0.00 0.10 0.10 1.56 0.38 1.94 1.56 0.48 2.04 2015-16 0.00 0.14 0.14 1.47 0.32 1.78 1.47 0.46 1.92 2016-17 0.00 0.40 0.40 1.44 0.23 1.67 1.44 0.63 2.06 2017-18 0.00 0.24 0.24 1.55 0.16 1.71 1.55 0.40 1.95 2018-19 0.00 0.52 0.52 1.22 0.23 1.44 1.22 0.75 1.97 Scotland 2014-15 0.40 7.16 7.56 6.50 1.95 8.45 6.90 9.11 16.01 2015-16 0.71 3.93 4.63 6.55 1.27 7.82 7.26 5.20 12.45 2016-17 1.06 3.70 4.76 6.67 4.41 11.07 7.73 8.11 15.83 2017-18 0.87 6.27 7.14 5.78 3.87 9.66 6.65 10.14 16.79 2018-19 1.03 10.19 11.21 7.15 4.05 11.19 8.17 14.23 22.40 Northern Ireland 2014-15 0.00 0.21 0.21 0.88 0.16 1.04 0.88 0.37 1.25 2015-16 0.00 0.05 0.05 0.75 0.06 0.81 0.75 0.12 0.86 2016-17 0.00 0.21 0.21 1.25 0.06 1.31 1.25 0.27 1.52 2017-18 0.00 0.21 0.21 0.86 0.08 0.94 0.86 0.29 1.15 2018-19 0.00 0.24 0.24 0.79 0.04 0.83 0.79 0.28 1.07 UK 2014-15 0.40 9.90 10.30 11.20 6.65 17.84 11.60 16.54 28.14 2015-16 0.71 4.94 5.65 11.06 2.67 13.73 11.77 7.61 19.37 2016-17 1.08 5.44 6.51 11.74 5.31 17.06 12.82 10.75 23.57 2017-18 0.87 8.23 9.09 10.23 4.11 14.34 11.09 12.34 23.43 2018-19 1.06 12.34 13.40 10.72 4.40 15.12 11.78 16.73 28.51 Source: Forestry Commission, Forestry England, Scottish Forestry, Forestry and Land Scotland, Natural Resources Wales, Forest Service, grant schemes. Notes: 1.  Private sector new planting figures are based on grant-supported new planting […]

2017 – New planting and restocking by forest type

Seven thousand hectares of new woodland were created in the UK in 2016-17. In addition, 17 thousand hectares of woodland restocking were reported (Table 1.13). Conifers accounted for over one half (54%) of the new planting area and 78% of the reported restocking area in 2016-17. Table 1.13 New planting & publicly funded restocking by forest […]

Wetland habitats

Information on the ecological benefits of wetlands in the urban environment for increased species and provision of habitats

Woodland and archaeology

An overview of the types of archaeological evidence found in wooded environments and associated issues

[Archive] Report on Forest Research for the year ended March 1960

The report of Forest Research for the year ending March 1959. The report includes: Introduction Summary of the year’s work Part i Reports of work carried out by Forestry Commission research staff -Forest tree seed investigations -Nursery investigations -Silvicultural investigations in the forest: (a) south and central England and Wales (b) Scotland and northern England -Provenance studies -Poplars and elms -Forest ecology -Forest soils -Forest genetics -Forest […]

2018 – UK Forests and Climate Change

Introduction Forests can help mitigate climate change by reducing the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. They do this by absorbing carbon dioxide, using the carbon to produce sugars for tree growth and releasing the oxygen back into the air. As trees grow, they store carbon in their leaves, twigs and trunk, and in the […]

DNA-based species identification

Service overview By analysis of DNA extracted from samples, Forest Research can identify the presence of cryptic or reclusive species. For example, this has been useful to conservationists in identifying bat species from droppings collected in roosts (including the common and soprano pipistrelle species), differentiating between red and black grouse droppings, and distinguishing between fox, pine […]

Pathogens and hosts of Dothistroma needle blight

Fungus and susceptible trees

2018 – New planting and restocking by forest type

Nine thousand hectares of new woodland were created in the UK in 2017-18.  In addition, 14 thousand hectares of woodland restocking were reported (Table 1.13). Conifers accounted for over one half (56%) of the new planting area and 81% of the reported restocking area in 2017-18. Table 1.13 New planting & publicly funded restocking by forest type Year (ending 31/3) New planting   Restocking Total thousand hectares            Conifers Broad-leaves Total Conifers Broad-leaves Total Conifers Broad-leaves Total England 2013-14 0.0 3.3 3.3 2.6 1.9 4.5 2.6 5.2 7.8 2014-15 0.1 2.3 2.4 2.0 4.4 6.4 2.1 6.7 8.8 2015-16 0.0 0.8 0.8 2.2 1.1 3.3 2.2 2.0 4.1 2016-17 0.1 1.0 1.1 2.0 1.0 3.0 2.1 2.0 4.2 2017-18 0.2 1.3 1.5 1.6 0.5 2.0 1.8 1.7 3.5 Wales          2013-14 0.1 0.8 0.9 1.4 0.8 2.3 1.6 1.6 3.2 2014-15 0.0 0.1 0.1 1.3 0.6 1.9 1.3 0.7 2.0 2015-16 0.0 0.1 0.1 1.2 0.6 1.8 1.2 0.7 1.9 2016-17 0.2 0.2 0.4 1.1 0.5 1.7 1.3 0.8 2.1 2017-18 0.1 0.1 0.2 1.0 0.7 1.7 1.1 0.8 2.0 Scotland 2013-14 2.0 6.3 8.3 6.5 1.4 7.9 8.5 7.7 16.2 2014-15 2.5 5.1 7.6 6.6 1.9 8.5 9.1 7.0 16.0 2015-16 1.9 2.7 4.6 6.0 1.8 7.8 7.9 4.6 12.5 2016-17 3.2 1.5 4.8 9.1 2.0 11.1 12.3 3.5 15.8 2017-18 4.7 2.5 7.1 8.1 1.5 9.7 12.8 4.0 16.8 Northern Ireland 2013-14 0.0 0.3 0.3 1.0 0.1 1.2 1.1 0.4 1.5 2014-15 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.9 0.1 1.0 1.0 0.3 1.3 2015-16 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.7 0.1 0.8 0.7 0.1 0.9 2016-17 0.1 0.1 0.2 1.1 0.2 1.3 1.2 0.3 1.5 2017-18 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.9 0.1 0.9 1.0 0.2 1.1 UK 2013-14 2.2 10.7 12.9 11.6 4.2 15.8 13.8 14.9 28.7 2014-15 2.6 7.7 10.3 10.8 7.0 17.8 13.4 14.7 18.1 2015-16 1.9 3.7 5.6 10.1 3.6 13.7 12.0 7.3 19.4 2016-17 3.6 3.0 6.5 13.4 3.7 17.1 16.9 6.6 23.6 2017-18 5.1 3.9 9.1 11.6 2.8 14.3 16.7 6.7 23.4 Source: […]

2016 – UK Forests and Climate Change

Introduction Forests can help mitigate climate change by reducing the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. They do this by absorbing carbon dioxide, using the carbon to produce sugars for tree growth and releasing the oxygen back into the air. As trees grow, they store carbon in their leaves, twigs and trunk, and in the […]

2017 – UK Forests and Climate Change

Introduction Forests can help mitigate climate change by reducing the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. They do this by absorbing carbon dioxide, using the carbon to produce sugars for tree growth and releasing the oxygen back into the air. As trees grow, they store carbon in their leaves, twigs and trunk, and in the […]