Introduction
The statistics presented in the Finance and Prices chapter of this release cover:
timber prices;
gross value added (GVA);
government expenditure on forestry; and
grant schemes.
Data Sources and Methodology
Timber Price Indices: Data sources
The Coniferous Standing Sales Price Index and the Softwood Sawlog Price Index are both based on sales of softwood (conifers) by Forestry England, Forestry and Land Scotland, and […]
You might have to have other work, such as pruning, felling, pollarding or tree surgery, carried out on your oak trees in OPM-affected areas.
Any work on trees can be hazardous, but working on OPM-infested oak trees carries the additional risks of:
the people doing the work being affected by the caterpillars’ irritating hairs
spreading the pest further afield […]
Introduction
The statistics presented in the Finance and Prices chapter of this release cover:
timber prices;
financial returns from forestry investment;
gross value added (GVA);
government expenditure on forestry; and
grant schemes.
Figures on financial returns from forestry are produced by another organisation; they are not designated as National Statistics, but are provided to give additional context.
Data Sources and MethodologyTimber Price […]
Private Sector Softwood Removals SurveyIntroduction
The Private Sector Softwood Removals Survey is an annual survey conducted by the Forestry Commission (in association with the Forest Service) of a sample of harvesting companies in the UK.
The survey, which previously covered harvesting companies in Great Britain only, was extended in 2004 to include harvesting companies in Northern Ireland. […]
We investigated whether biodiversity information obtained from DNA metabarcoding of mass-trapped arthropods and from a range of taxa-based surrogate measures of biodiversity (e.g. carabid beetles, vascular plants) provide: 1) similar estimates of alpha and beta diversity and 2) provide similar forest management related conclusions. We also explored how well habitat-based surrogate measures of biodiversity (e.g. stand structure, volume of deadwood) predict observed biodiversity patterns.
Introduction
Statistics on imports and exports are based on the published overseas trade statistics for intra-EU trade and extra-EU trade produced by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) and available at www.uktradeinfo.com
Data on apparent consumption is derived as UK production plus imports less exports.
Data Sources and Methodology
The data obtained from HMRC cover quantities (weights and volumes) […]
New planting & restockingIntroduction
New planting is the creation of new areas of woodland. Restocking is the replanting of areas of woodland that have been felled. New planting can use planting/seeding or natural colonisation. Restocking can also use planting/seeding or natural regeneration.
Data sources and methodology
Information about Forestry Commission, Natural Resources Wales and Forest Service new planting and […]
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