Data Downloads

For convenience, this page lists key data tables available for download from the Statistics website. This includes the tables from Forestry Statistics 2018, as well as longer time series data.

Excel tables from Forestry Statistics 2018

All tables from Forestry Statistics 2018 are available to download as Excel spreadsheets.

The tables are grouped into one spreadsheet for each chapter:

Chapter Topic Download
Chapter 1 Woodland area and planting Excel
Chapter 2 Timber Excel
Chapter 3 Trade Excel
Chapter 4 UK forests and climate change Excel
Chapter 5 Environment Excel
Chapter 6 Recreation Excel
Chapter 7 Employment & Businesses Excel
Chapter 8 Finance & Prices Excel
Chapter 9 International Forestry Excel

     

Time series data

Longer time series data is available to download as Excel spreadsheets and PDF tables, for the following topics:

      

Woodland statistics

New planting and restocking for 1976 to 2019: Excel / PDF. The data are broken down by:

  • England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, GB and UK;
  • New planting, restocking and total planting;
  • Conifers and broadleaves;
  • Forestry Commission/Natural Resources Wales/Forest Service (FC/NRW/FS) and Private sector.

Certified woodland areas for 2001 to 2019: Excel / PDF. The data are broken down by:

  • England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, GB and UK;
  • Forestry Commission/Natural Resources Wales/Forest Service (FC/NRW/FS) and Private sector.

        

Timber statistics

Longer time series data to 2018 (provisional) are available as follows;

Wood production (roundwood removals): Excel / PDF

The data are broken down by:

  • England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, GB and UK;
  • Softwood and hardwood;
  • Forestry Commission/Natural Resources Wales/Forest Service (FC/NRW/FS) and private sector.

UK roundwood deliveries: Excel / PDF The data cover softwood deliveries and hardwood deliveries.

UK sawmills: Excel / PDF The data cover number of mills, consumption of softwood and production of sawn softwood and are broken down by:

  • England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and UK;
  • Size of mill.

In addition, time series data by region are available for sawmills in England: Excel/ PDF.

UK round fencing manufacturers: Excel / PDF The data cover number of manufacturers and softwood consumption and are broken down by:

  • England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and UK;
  • Size of mill;
  • Source of softwood (UK grown/Imported).

       

Timber price indices

Longer time series for periods ending March 1985 to March 2019 are available as follows:

Coniferous Standing Sales Price Index for overlapping 12 month periods: Excel / PDF. The data also give underlying figures for volumes, total prices and average prices by average tree size in Great Britain.