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  • Tools and Resources

    2019 – Scotland All Forests surveys

     All Forests surveying in Scotland has been undertaken on two occasions. The first All Forests Survey in Scotland was carried out across a three-year period from June 2004 to June 2007, with over 5,000 hours of fieldwork undertaken over 1,158 days, achieving almost 2,700 face to face interviews. The study estimated that around 8.2 million […]
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    2019 – Visits to woodland – on-site surveys

     The previous section provided information on visits to all woodlands (regardless of ownership), based on data from household surveys.  This section provides information on visits to Forestry England/ Forestry and Land Scotland/ Natural Resources Wales/ Forest Service woodland only, based on data from on-site surveys and administrative sources. The information provided in this section covers: Visits to […]
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    2019 – Wales

     Household surveys in Wales The National Survey for Wales began in March 2016 and replaced a number of separate surveys of households in Wales, including the Welsh Outdoor Recreation Survey (WORS). The survey is completed by around 12,000 people each year and covers a wide range of topics. Further information on the survey, including copies of […]
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    2019 – Visits to woodland – household surveys

     The information shown below in Table 6.1 has been obtained from the following general population household surveys. UK Day Visits Surveys (1994, 1996, 1998) GB Day Visits Survey (2002/3) Scottish Recreation Survey (2004 to 2012) England Leisure Visits Survey (2005) Welsh Outdoor Recreation Survey (2008, 2011, 2014) Monitor of Engagement with the Natural Environment (England, 2009-10 onwards) Scotland’s People and Nature Survey […]
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    2019 – Production of paper

     Figures for the production of paper (Table 2.21) are provided by the Confederation of Paper Industries.  They cover all paper production from UK mills, not just those using UK roundwood.  Most UK paper production uses recovered waste paper or imported pulp. A total of 3.9 million tonnes of paper and paperboard was produced in the UK […]
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    2019 – Roundwood purchased by softwood round fencing manufacturers

     A total of 294 thousand green tonnes of softwood (UK grown and imported) was purchased by softwood fencing manufacturers in 2018 (Table 2.26).  This represents a decrease of 8% from the 2017 total of 319 thousand green tonnes. Table 2.26 Total roundwood purchased by softwood round fencing manufacturers, 2009-2018 Year Size category (consumption)1    Total   <1 1 – <5 5 – <10 10+   thousand green […]
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    2019 – Woodland Fires

     The Home Office and Devolved Administrations produce estimates of the number and area of wildfires each year, using data recorded by Fire and Rescue Services using the Incident Reporting System.  These figures were previously produced by the Department for Communities and Local Government. By analysing the wildfire data with the National Forest Inventory woodland map, it […]
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    2019 – Populations of wild birds

     Bird populations provide a good indication of the broad state of wildlife in the UK.  This is because they are a well-studied taxonomic group, enabling a more informed interpretation of observed changes, who occupy a range of habitats while still responding to the same environmental pressures that also operate on other groups of wildlife. Indices of […]
  • Tools and Resources

    2019 – Public Opinion of Forestry – Climate change

     Forest Research 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 2019 (in Northern Ireland, Wales, and across the UK as a whole) and 2017 (in Scotland). The full results are available on our website at  www.forestresearch.gov.uk/tools-and-resources/statistics/statistics-by-topic/public-opinion-of-forestry/. In […]
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    2019 – UK import values by product

     Wood product imports in 2018 were valued at a total of £8.3 billion, a 5% increase from 2017 (Table 3.6). Pulp and paper (including recovered paper) imports were valued at £4.1 billion in 2018 (almost half of the total value of wood product imports).  Sawnwood imports were valued at £1.7 billion in 2018, wood-based panels at £1.2 billion […]
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    2019 – Origin of wood imports

     Table 3.8 presents data on the source of selected wood products that have been imported into the UK in 2018. Sawn softwood, particleboard, fibreboard, and paper and paperboard were overwhelmingly imported from EU countries in 2018 (Table 3.8): Sweden (41%), Latvia (17%) and Finland (14%) provided the majority of imports of sawn softwood to the UK. Most particleboard […]
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    2019 – UK export values by product

     Wood product exports from the UK were valued at a total of £1.8 billion in 2018, a 3% decrease from the 2017 total (Table 3.7). Total exports of wood products in 2018 comprised 88% pulp and paper (mainly paper), 6% wood-based panels, 4% sawnwood and 2% other wood. Table 3.7 UK export values, 2009-20181 Year Sawn wood4 Wood-based panels3 Other […]