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Gallery of photos depicting various aspects of bleeding canker of horse chestnut (page 5)

Learn about the Forest Biodiversity Index (FOBI), a new tool to monitor, report and enhance biodiversity potential in UK forests over time.

There are many potential sources of biomass fuel in the UK. Various studies have attempted to assess the potential size of each resource

By Samantha Broadmeadow and Tom Nisbet. Research report to Forestry Commission England, March 2009. Forest Research Monograph: 1ISBN 978-0-85538-822-5 Related pages Forest hydrology Soil sustainability

There were 51 active round fencing manufacturers in 2016 (Table 2.25). Around two thirds of round fencing manufacturers (67%) consumed less than 5 thousand green tonnes of softwood annually. Table 2.25 Number of softwood round fencing manufacturers, 2007-2016. Year Size category (consumption)1    Total   <1 1 – <5 5 –...

UK sawmills produced a total of 3.6 million cubic metres of sawn softwood in 2016, a 5% increase from the 2015 figure (Table 2.13). Sawmills with total annual sawnwood production of 25 thousand cubic metres or more accounted for 85% of the total sawn softwood produced by sawmills in 2016....

It is estimated that 70% of all softwood removals from private sector woodlands were harvested in Scotland, 18% in England, 11% in Wales and the remainder in Northern Ireland in 2015 (Table 2.2). Over the past ten years, Wales and England have shown the biggest percentage increase, with private sector...

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 Year...

Despite accounting for only 17% of all sawmills (see Table 2.8), those with total annual sawnwood production of 25 thousand cubic metres or more accounted for 86% of the total softwood consumed by sawmills in 2016 (Table 2.11). Year Size of Mill (total production)1       Total   <1 1 – <5...

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...

Around one half (53%) of the 169 active sawmills in 2016 were in England, around one third (33%) were in Scotland, 9% in Wales and 5% in Northern Ireland (Table 2.9). Year England Wales Scotland Northern Ireland UK 2007 105 20 70 10 205 2008 103 18 68 8 197...

Information on removals from Forestry Commission (FC), Natural Resources Wales (NRW) and Forest Service (FS) woodlands is obtained from administrative systems. A total of 4.7 million green tonnes of softwood was removed from FC/NRW/FS woodlands in 2015, a 3% decrease from the 2014 figure (Table 2.3). Over one half (56%)...