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

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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

Mills in Scotland consumed around one half (51%) of the 6.3 million green tonnes of softwood delivered to UK sawmills in 2015 (Table 2.12). A further 30% was consumed by mills in England, 10% in Wales and 8% in Northern Ireland. Table 2.12 Consumption of softwood by country, 2006-2015 Year...

Despite accounting for only 27% of all sawmills (see Table 2.8), those with total annual sawnwood production of 10 thousand cubic metres or more accounted for 94% of the total softwood consumed by sawmills in 2015 (Table 2.11). Table 2.11 Consumption of softwood by size of mill, 2006-2015 Year Size...

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

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 –...

There were 52 active round fencing manufacturers in 2015 (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, 2006-2015 Year Size category (consumption)1 Total < 1 1 – < 5 5...

There were 50 active round fencing manufacturers in 2017 (Table 2.25). Around two thirds of round fencing manufacturers (66%) consumed less than 5 thousand green tonnes of softwood annually. Table 2.25 Number of softwood round fencing manufacturers, 2008-2017. 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 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....