Introduction
This chapter contains information on:
carbon in forests;
the Woodland Carbon Code; and
public attitudes to forestry and climate change.
Estimates for England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland are included, where possible, in addition to UK totals. International comparisons of carbon stocks are provided in the International Forestry chapter. Further information on the data sources and methodology used to […]
The latest National Statistics on woodland produced by Forest Research were released on 20 June 2024 according to the arrangements approved by the UK Statistics Authority.
Key findings
The area of woodland in the UK at 31 March 2024 is estimated to be 3.28 million hectares. This represents 13% of the total land area in the UK, […]
A set of Pan-European Indicators of Sustainable Forest Management was developed and is maintained by the Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe (Forest Europe).
Latest return:
Pan-European Indicators of Sustainable Forest Management 2020: UK tables Excel / ODS
Coverage: United Kingdom
Geographical breakdown: None
Statistician: Sheila Ward
Contact: Robert Stagg
Tel: 0300 067 5238
E-mail: statistics@forestresearch.gov.uk
Next update:TBC
Pre-release access:
Information on pre-release access to Forestry Commission official […]
Introduction
This chapter contains statistics on:
Estimates for England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland are included in addition to UK totals. International comparisons are provided in the International Forestry chapter. Further information on the data sources and methodology used to compile the figures is provided in the Sources chapter.
Statistics on woodland area and certified woodland area at […]
The previous section provided information on visits to all woodlands (regardless of ownership), based on data from household surveys. This section provides information on visits to Forestry Commission/ Natural Resources Wales/ Forest Service woodland only, based on data from on-site surveys and administrative sources.
The information provided in this section covers:
Visits to the National Forest Estate […]
Figures 1.4a and 1.4b show that, whilst the conifer area is dominated by a few species (Sitka spruce and Scots pine together account for around two thirds of the conifer area), broadleaves are more varied.
Figure 1.4a Principal tree species in GB by stocked area: Conifers
Source: National Forest Inventory: 50-year forecast of softwood availability (Forestry Commission, […]
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