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    2018 – Woodland area and planting

     Introduction The definition of woodland in United Kingdom forestry statistics is land under stands of trees with a canopy cover of at least 20% (or having the potential to achieve this), including integral open space, and including felled areas that are awaiting restocking. There is no minimum height for trees to form a woodland at maturity, so […]
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    Woodland area in the UK by ownership

     The Forestry Commission, Natural Resources Wales and the Forest Service owned or managed 27% of the total woodland area in the UK in 2016 (Table 1.3). This proportion ranged from 16% of the woodland area in England to 55% in Northern Ireland. Table 1.3 Area of woodland in the UK by ownership, 2012-2016 Ownership England Wales Scotland Northern Ireland UK thousand hectares FC/NRW/FS woodland1 […]
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    2017 – Woodland area and planting

     Introduction The definition of woodland in United Kingdom forestry statistics is land under stands of trees with a canopy cover of at least 20% (or having the potential to achieve this), including integral open space, and including felled areas that are awaiting restocking. There is no minimum height for trees to form a woodland at maturity, […]
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    2016 – Woodland area and planting

     Introduction The definition of woodland in United Kingdom forestry statistics is land under stands of trees with a canopy cover of at least 20% (or having the potential to achieve this), including integral open space, and including felled areas that are awaiting restocking. There is no minimum height for trees to form a woodland at maturity, […]
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    2021 – 1: Woodland Area & 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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    2019 – Woodland Area

     Woodland is defined in UK forestry statistics as land under stands of trees with a canopy cover of at least 20% (25% in Northern Ireland), or having the potential to achieve this. The definition relates to land use, rather than land cover, so integral open space and felled areas that are awaiting restocking are included […]
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    Carbon dynamics

     The use of greenspace to alter environmental carbon dynamics, including carbon sequestration using urban trees to allow climate change adaptation and mitigation
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    Forests and people

     Forests and woodlands provide wide-ranging and diverse benefits to people in the UK.
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    2016 – Public Opinion of Forestry – climate change

     The Forestry Commission has conducted similar surveys of public attitudes to forestry and forestry-related issues every two years since 1995. The most recent set of separate surveys was conducted in 2015 (in Scotland, Wales, and across the UK as a whole) and 2014 (in Northern Ireland). The full results are available on our website at […]
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    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 […]
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    Street trees

     The environmental, social and economic benefits of street trees, and examples of street tree planting initiatives
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    Dothistroma needle blight (Dothistroma septosporum)

     Research to monitor the extent and increase our understanding of this disease