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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 – 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 […]
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    2019 – UK import quantities by product

     Wood imports to the UK in 2018 included 7.2 million cubic metres of sawnwood (a 6% decrease from the previous year), 3.9 million cubic metres of wood-based panels (2% increase) and 8.0 million tonnes of wood pellets (16% increase) (Table 3.4).  A total of 5.5 million tonnes of paper was imported into the UK in […]
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    2019 – Wood pellet feedstock

     A total of 679 thousand tonnes of feedstock was used to produce wood pellets in the UK in 2018 (Table 2.33). Roundwood accounted for around two thirds (67%) of the feedstock. Table 2.33 Wood pellet feedstock, 2014-2018 Year Roundwood Sawmill products1 Total thousand tonnes2 2014 393 306 699 2015 332 290 621 2016 377 320 697 2017 354 295 648 2018 453 226 679 Source: Survey of UK Pellet and Briquette Production Notes: 1. May also include wood from other sources (e.g. energy crops, […]
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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 – Apparent consumption of wood in the UK

     Apparent consumption is the amount of timber used as wood and wood products by people and industries in the United Kingdom.  It is calculated as total United Kingdom production plus imports, minus exports.  Apparent consumption differs from actual consumption by the extent of changes in the level of stocks.  It is not practical to collect […]
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    2019 – Wood pellet production

     Wood pellets and briquettes are processed wood products that can be made from roundwood, sawmill products and/or recycled wood.  Some of the wood used to make wood pellets and briquettes will be accounted for elsewhere in this release (e.g. in Tables 2.30 and 2.31).  Wood pellets and briquettes are often used for woodfuel, but pellets […]
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    2019- Woodfuel supply by sawmills and round fencing manufacturers

     An estimated 797 thousand green tonnes (mainly softwood) of woodfuel were supplied by sawmills in 2018 and a further 72 thousand green tonnes were supplied by round fencing manufacturers (Table 2.31).  80% of the total woodfuel supplied was sold to bioenergy. Table 2.31 Woodfuel supply1 by sawmills and round fencing manufacturers, 2014-2018 Sales to bioenergy Sales as firewood Used […]
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    2019 – Woodfuel and pellets

     Wood from various sources can be used for fuel, including roundwood, chips and sawdust from wood processing, specific products such as pellets and briquettes, and recycled wood. The following pages provide data on: recycled wood used for woodfuel (Table 2.30 below); woodfuel supply by sawmills and round fencing manufacturers (Table 2.31); and wood pellet production (Table 2.32) and feedstock […]
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