The pine-tree lappet moth has caused severe defoliation of Scots pine trees on many occasions in Eastern Europe. An initial assessment of the potential impact of the moth in Britain is that it presents a significant threat to the pine forests of northeast Scotland – and further afield if allowed to spread. This Pest Alert […]
Timber Price Indices are based on sales of softwood (conifers) by the Forestry Commission and Natural Resources Wales and are released every 6 months. They cover:
Sales in England and Scotland by the Forestry Commission; and
Sales in Wales by the Forestry Commission to 31 March 2013 and by Natural Resources Wales from 1 April 2013.
The Coniferous […]
Table 1.7 presents the area of broadleaves, broken down by age class, ownership and country.
Around one half (53%) of the broadleaved area was occupied by stands of 40 years old or younger (Table 1.7). More than one quarter (28%) of stands were aged over 60 years.
Table 1.7 Stocked woodland area in GB by ownership and […]
It is estimated that a total of 11.7 million green tonnes of roundwood was removed from UK woodlands in 2017.
Softwood accounted for most (94%) removals from UK woodland and totalled 10.9 million green tonnes in 2017 (Table 2.1). This represented a 2% increase on the previous year’s figure.
Hardwood removals totalled 0.7 million green […]
The Woodland Carbon Code is a voluntary standard, initiated in July 2011, for woodland creation projects that make claims about the carbon they sequester (take out of the atmosphere).
All projects must be placed on the UK Woodland Carbon Registry. Their claims about potential carbon sequestration are validated by an independent certification body. Validated projects are […]
Table 1.6 presents the area of conifers, broken down by age class, ownership and country.
Sixty-one percent of the coniferous woodland area in Great Britain was occupied by stands of 40 years old or younger (Table 1.6). A further 9% of stands were aged over 60 years.
Table 1.6 Stocked woodland area in GB by ownership and […]
Table 1.7 presents the area of broadleaves, broken down by age class, ownership and country.
Around one half (53%) of the broadleaved area was occupied by stands of 40 years old or younger (Table 1.7). More than one quarter (28%) of stands were aged over 60 years.
Table 1.7 Stocked woodland area in GB by ownership and […]
Table 1.6 presents the area of conifers, broken down by age class, ownership and country.
Sixty-one percent of the coniferous woodland area in Great Britain was occupied by stands of 40 years old or younger (Table 1.6). A further 9% of stands were aged over 60 years.
Table 1.6 Stocked woodland area in GB by ownership and […]
Table 1.7 presents the area of broadleaves, broken down by age class, ownership and country.
Around one half (53%) of the broadleaved area was occupied by stands of 40 years old or younger (Table 1.7). More than one quarter (28%) of stands were aged over 60 years.
Table 1.7 Stocked woodland area in GB by ownership and […]
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