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    2017 – Origin of FC/NRW/FS softwood removals

     Information on removals from Forestry Commission (FC), Natural Resources Wales (NRW) and Forest Service (FS) woodlands is obtained from administrative systems. A total of 5.0 million green tonnes of softwood was removed from FC/NRW/FS woodlands in 2016, a 7% increase from the 2015 figure (Table 2.3). Over one half (55%) of FC/NRW/FS softwood removals in 2016 […]
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    2017 – Area of Farm Woodland

     Agricultural Censuses run by Defra (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) and the devolved administrations collect annual information on the land-use of farms. Table 1.12 below shows the area of woodland on farms. The area of farm woodland in the UK has increased from 663 thousand hectares in 2007 to 978 thousand hectares in 2016 […]
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    2017 – New planting and restocking: time series

     Figure 1.6 shows areas of new planting by country since the year ending March 1976. UK new planting rates have fallen from the late 1980s, decreasing by 82% between 1988-89 and 2009-10. This followed changes to the tax benefits from owning forestry in the UK, introduced in the 1988 Finance Act (www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/39/contents). The area of new […]
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    2017 – National Forest Inventory

     This section contains interim results from the National Forest Inventory (NFI). The statistics are based on field survey data combined with information from the NFI woodland map, which is a spatial representation of woodland areas in Great Britain. The first cycle of the NFI field survey began in 2010 and was completed in 2015. Analysis is […]
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    2017 – Woodland area by age: summary

     Figure 1.3 presents the age profile of woodland in Great Britain for conifers and for broadleaves. It shows that broadleaves are more evenly distributed across the age classes than conifers. Figure 1.3 Age profile of woodland in GB Source: National Forest Inventory: 50-year forecast of softwood availability (Forestry Commission, April 2014), National Forest Inventory: 50-year forecast of […]
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    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 […]
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    2016 – Environment

     Introduction The statistics presented in the Environment chapter of this release cover: populations of wild birds; public opinion on tree health; and woodland fires. Woodland fires Wildfires, including woodland fires, are uncontrolled vegetation fires. Although they can start naturally, the majority are caused by people, either accidentally or deliberately. Wildfires can impact on transport network and power lines; damage property and businesses; […]
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    Public Opinion of Forestry

     Introduction The Forestry Commission has conducted similar surveys of public attitudes to forestry and forestry-related issues every two years since 1995. Three separate surveys were undertaken in 2015; in Scotland, Wales and across the UK as a whole. A survey for Northern Ireland was most recently carried out in 2014. Some questions were asked in all of […]
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    2017 – Woodland Areas and Planting

     Introduction This chapter contains statistics on: UK woodland area; certified woodland area; areas of new planting and restocking; and felling. 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 […]
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    Removals and deliveries of UK softwood roundwood

     Comparison of removals and deliveries of UK softwood roundwood The table below provides a comparison between the figures for removals (obtained from Forestry Commission, Natural Resources Wales, Forest Service and Private Sector Removals Survey) and deliveries (obtained from industry surveys and trade associations) of UK softwood roundwood. The estimated total for softwood removals in the UK in […]
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    2016 – Conversion factors

     Conversion factors between cubic metres and green tonnes The following factors have been used in Chapter 2 (Timber) to convert between cubic metres (m3) and green tonnes: The diagram shows separate conversion factors to use when converting softwood (SW) and hardwood (HW) with arrows to indicate the direction of conversion. For example, to convert 1,000 green tonnes […]
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    2016 – Woodfuel and pellets

     Woodfuel and pellets Introduction Data on woodfuel have been obtained from the following sources: Sawmill survey and survey of round fencing manufacturers; Private sector softwood removals survey and woodfuel suppliers; Expert Group on Timber & Trade Statistics estimates. Estimates of the quantity of recycled wood used for woodfuel are produced by the Wood Recyclers’ Association (www.woodrecyclers.org). Data on UK pellet production are […]