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Origin of FE/FLS/NRW/FS softwood removals

Information on removals from Forestry England (FE), Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS), Natural Resources Wales (NRW) and Forest Service (FS) woodlands is obtained from administrative systems. A total of 4.5 million green tonnes of softwood was removed from FE/FLS/NRW/FS woodlands in 2018, a 7% decrease from the 2017 figure (Table 2.3). Over one half (54%) of […]

2019 – Deliveries of UK-grown roundwood

Figures for deliveries relate to the quantity of UK-grown roundwood that is delivered to processors (mills) or for other uses (such as woodfuel and exports). They are expressed in green tonnes (weight when freshly felled). Statistics on roundwood deliveries are used to monitor trends in the supply of, and demand for, UK-grown wood. Deliveries should not […]

2019 – Felling

Felling Approval for the felling (cutting down) of trees in the UK is granted through felling licences issued by the Forestry Commission, Scottish Forestry, Natural Resources Wales or the Forest Service in Northern Ireland. Felling licences may be conditional (where felling approval is granted subject to replanting) or unconditional (where tree felling is approved without the requirement […]

2019 – New planting and restocking: time series

Figure 1.6 shows areas of new planting by country since the year ending March 1976. Trends in new planting rates have been influenced by changes to the incentives available to land owners (in the form of grants and regulations). In recent years, areas of new planting in the UK have dropped to lows of under 6 […]

2019 – New planting and restocking by ownership

In 2018-19 most new planting (92%) took place on private sector land (Table 1.14).  Table 1.14 New planting & publicly funded restocking by ownership Year (ending 31/3) New Planting   Restocking   Total   thousand hectares            FE/FLS/ NRW/FS Private sector Total FE/FLS/ NRW/FS Private sector Total FE/FLS/ NRW/FS Private sector Total England          2014-15 0.00 2.43 2.43 2.25 4.15 6.41 2.25 6.58 8.83 2015-16 0.00 0.82 0.82 2.30 1.02 3.31 2.30 1.84 4.13 2016-17 0.02 1.13 1.15 2.39 0.61 3.00 2.41 1.74 4.15 2017-18 0.00 1.50 1.50 2.04 0.00 2.04 2.04 1.50 3.54 2018-19 0.03 1.39 1.42 1.57 0.08 1.65 1.60 1.47 3.07 Wales          2014-15 0.00 0.10 0.10 1.56 0.38 1.94 1.56 0.48 2.04 2015-16 0.00 0.14 0.14 1.47 0.32 1.78 1.47 0.46 1.92 2016-17 0.00 0.40 0.40 1.44 0.23 1.67 1.44 0.63 2.06 2017-18 0.00 0.24 0.24 1.55 0.16 1.71 1.55 0.40 1.95 2018-19 0.00 0.52 0.52 1.22 0.23 1.44 1.22 0.75 1.97 Scotland 2014-15 0.40 7.16 7.56 6.50 1.95 8.45 6.90 9.11 16.01 2015-16 0.71 3.93 4.63 6.55 1.27 7.82 7.26 5.20 12.45 2016-17 1.06 3.70 4.76 6.67 4.41 11.07 7.73 8.11 15.83 2017-18 0.87 6.27 7.14 5.78 3.87 9.66 6.65 10.14 16.79 2018-19 1.03 10.19 11.21 7.15 4.05 11.19 8.17 14.23 22.40 Northern Ireland 2014-15 0.00 0.21 0.21 0.88 0.16 1.04 0.88 0.37 1.25 2015-16 0.00 0.05 0.05 0.75 0.06 0.81 0.75 0.12 0.86 2016-17 0.00 0.21 0.21 1.25 0.06 1.31 1.25 0.27 1.52 2017-18 0.00 0.21 0.21 0.86 0.08 0.94 0.86 0.29 1.15 2018-19 0.00 0.24 0.24 0.79 0.04 0.83 0.79 0.28 1.07 UK 2014-15 0.40 9.90 10.30 11.20 6.65 17.84 11.60 16.54 28.14 2015-16 0.71 4.94 5.65 11.06 2.67 13.73 11.77 7.61 19.37 2016-17 1.08 5.44 6.51 11.74 5.31 17.06 12.82 10.75 23.57 2017-18 0.87 8.23 9.09 10.23 4.11 14.34 11.09 12.34 23.43 2018-19 1.06 12.34 13.40 10.72 4.40 15.12 11.78 16.73 28.51 Source: Forestry Commission, Forestry England, Scottish Forestry, Forestry and Land Scotland, Natural Resources Wales, Forest Service, grant schemes. Notes: 1.  Private sector new planting figures are based on grant-supported new planting […]

2019 – New planting and restocking by forest type

Thirteen thousand hectares of new woodland were created in the UK in 2018-19.  In addition, 15 thousand hectares of publicly funded restocking were reported (Table 1.13). Conifers accounted for three fifths (60%) of the new planting area in 2018-19. Table 1.13 New planting & publicly funded restocking by forest type Year (ending 31/3) New planting   Restocking Total thousand hectares            Conifers Broad-leaves Total Conifers Broad-leaves Total Conifers Broad-leaves Total England 2014-15 0.08 2.35 2.43 2.01 4.39 6.41 2.09 6.74 8.83 2015-16 0.00 0.82 0.82 2.17 1.14 3.31 2.17 1.97 4.13 2016-17 0.10 1.05 1.15 2.03 0.97 3.00 2.13 2.02 4.15 2017-18 0.24 1.26 1.50 1.58 0.47 2.04 1.81 1.73 3.54 2018-19 0.42 1.00 1.42 1.26 0.39 1.65 1.69 1.38 3.07 Wales          2014-15 0.00 0.10 0.10 1.30 0.64 1.94 1.31 0.74 2.04 2015-16 0.04 0.10 0.14 1.20 0.58 1.78 1.24 0.69 1.92 2016-17 0.16 0.23 0.4 1.12 0.55 1.67 1.28 0.78 2.06 2017-18 0.13 0.12 0.24 1.00 0.71 1.71 1.13 0.83 1.95 2018-19 0.25 0.27 0.52 0.90 0.54 1.44 1.16 0.81 1.97 Scotland 2014-15 2.48 5.08 7.56 6.58 1.87 8.45 9.06 6.95 16.01 2015-16 1.90 2.73 4.63 5.99 1.83 7.82 7.88 4.57 12.45 2016-17 3.22 1.54 4.76 9.09 1.99 11.07 12.30 3.53 15.83 2017-18 4.68 2.46 7.14 8.14 1.52 9.66 12.81 3.98 16.79 2018-19 7.27 3.94 11.21 9.12 2.07 11.19 16.39 6.01 22.40 Northern Ireland 2014-15 0.02 0.19 0.21 0.94 0.10 1.04 0.96 0.29 1.25 2015-16 0.00 0.05 0.05 0.74 0.07 0.81 0.74 0.12 0.86 2016-17 0.08 0.13 0.21 1.15 0.17 1.31 1.22 0.30 1.52 2017-18 0.11 0.10 0.21 0.85 0.08 0.94 0.96 0.18 1.15 2018-19 0.10 0.14 0.24 0.72 0.11 0.83 0.82 0.25 1.07 UK 2014-15 2.58 7.72 10.30 10.84 7.00 17.84 13.42 14.72 28.14 2015-16 1.94 3.71 5.65 10.10 3.63 13.73 12.04 7.34 19.37 2016-17 3.56 2.96 6.51 13.39 3.67 17.06 16.94 6.63 23.57 2017-18 5.15 3.94 9.09 11.57 2.77 14.34 16.72 6.72 23.43 2018-19 8.05 5.35 13.40 12.00 3.11 15.12 20.06 8.46 28.51 Source: Forestry Commission, Forestry England, Scottish Forestry, […]

2019 – Growing stock by species: broadleaves

Table 1.11 presents the volume of broadleaved growing stock, broken down by principal species, ownership and country. The total volume of broadleaved growing stock in Great Britain in 2012 was 245 million m3overbark standing (Table 1.11). Oak (28%), ash (16%) and beech (12%) accounted for the majority of the broadleaved volume. To some extent, this reflects the […]

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2019 – Woodland area by species: broadleaves

Table 1.9 presents the area of broadleaves, broken down by principal species, ownership and country. The most commonly occurring broadleaved species in Great Britain are birch (accounting for 18% of broadleaf woodland), oak (16%) and ash (12%) (Table 1.9). Birch is more dominant in Scotland, accounting for 43% of the broadleaf area there. Table 1.9 Stocked woodland […]

2019 – Woodland area by species: conifers

Table 1.8 presents the area of conifers, broken down by principal species, ownership and country. Sitka spruce accounts for around one half (51%) of the conifer area in Great Britain (Table 1.8), followed by Scots pine (17%) and larches (10%). Sitka spruce is less dominant in England, accounting for just one quarter (26%) of the conifer […]

2019 – Woodland area by age: summary

Figure 1.3 presents the age profile of woodland in Great Britain for conifers and for broadleaves. It shows that broadleaves are more evenly distributed across the age classes than conifers. Figure 1.3 Age profile of woodland in GB Source: National Forest Inventory: 50-year forecast of softwood availability (Forestry Commission, April 2014), National Forest Inventory: 50-year forecast of […]

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 […]