Findings and Recommendations

This study demonstrates the value that the urban forest provides to all who live or work in, or whom visit Edinburgh. Key findings of the study include:

• Edinburgh has over 712,000 trees, resulting in an average urban tree density of 62 trees per hectare
• Edinburgh has a 17% urban tree cover, equal to an area of 1,950 ha
• The trees were primarily found in residential land, parks and on institutional land.
• The urban forest includes 50 tree and shrub species, recorded across 8 land use categories
• Sycamore, Holly and Silver birch are the top three tree species
• The ecosystem services provided by Edinburgh’s urban trees were estimated to have a value of £1.82 million per year

For further details and results see the Summary Report and Full Report in the Documents section (below).