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Timber Price Indices: data to March 2025
Accredited Official Statistic
UK Wood Production and Trade: 2024 provisional figures
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Provisional Woodland Statistics 2025
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Joint Forest Sector Questionnaire: Provisional 2024 data This will be […]
Pathology Advisory Note 10
Answers to common questions.
This document details signs and symptoms of the named tree pest(s) or disease(s) and provides advice on what to do if you suspect the pest or disease is present.
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Dutch elm disease resources page
Tree Health Diagnostic and Advisory Service
A total of 164 sawmills processed UK roundwood in 2017 (Table 2.8). Most mills (84%) produced less than 25 thousand m3 sawnwood (softwood and hardwood) during the year.
Over the past ten years, the number of active sawmills has reduced by 17%. Most of this decrease has occurred in the smallest size categories.
Table 2.8 Number of sawmills by size […]
A total of 171 sawmills processed UK roundwood in 2015 (Table 2.8). Around three quarters (73%) of sawmills produced less than 10 thousand m3 sawnwood (softwood and hardwood) during the year.
Over the past ten years, there has been a reduction in the number of mills producing less than 25 thousand m3 sawnwood, while the number […]
A total of 169 sawmills processed UK roundwood in 2016 (Table 2.8). Most mills (83%) produced less than 25 thousand m3 sawnwood (softwood and hardwood) during the year.
Over the past ten years, the number of active sawmills has reduced by 18%. Most of this decrease has occurred in the smallest size categories.
YearSize of mill (total production)1 Total
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Integrated remediation and greening of urban greenspace using compost for the establishment of plant growth on remediated soils and the development of novel compost for the remediation of metal contaminated land.
By R. van Herwijnen, G. Sellers, D. Sinnett, A.J. Moffat, T.R. Hutchings, A. Al-Tabbaa and S. Ouki.
CL:AIRE SUBR:IM Bulletin 10
What’s of interest
If your organisation has […]
This release contains provisional statistics on:
UK woodland area;
certified woodland area;
areas of new planting and publicly funded restocking; and
projects registered under the Woodland Carbon Code.
The final results are published every September in Forestry Statistics, and summarised in Forestry Facts and Figures.
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Coverage: United Kingdom
Geographical breakdown: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
Published: 20 June 2024
Next update: See the release […]
1.9 million cubic metres (52%) of sawn softwood was produced by sawmills in Scotland in 2017 (Table 2.14). A further 31% was produced by mills in England, 9% in Wales and the remaining 9% in Northern Ireland.
Over the last 10 years production of sawn softwood by mills in England and Scotland has increased steadily, while […]
A total of 303 thousand green tonnes of softwood (UK grown and imported) was purchased by softwood fencing manufacturers in 2016 (Table 2.26). This represents a decrease of 4% from the 2015 total of 316 thousand green tonnes.
Table 2.26 Total roundwood purchased by softwood round fencing manufacturers, 2007-2016
YearSize category (consumption)1 Total
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1 – <5
5 – <10
10+
thousand green […]
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