2017 - Area of Farm Woodland

Agricultural Censuses run by Defra (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) and the devolved administrations collect annual information on the land-use of farms. Table 1.12 below shows the area of woodland on farms.

The area of farm woodland in the UK has increased from 663 thousand hectares in 2007 to 978 thousand hectares in 2016 (Table 1.12). Around one half (51%) of all farm woodland was in Scotland in 2016, with a further 38% in England, 9% in Wales and the remaining 2% in Northern Ireland.

Table 1.12 Area of farm woodland, 2007-2016

Year	England	Wales	Scotland	Northern Ireland	UK
thousand hectares
2007	305.4	67.9	279.9	9.9	663.1
2008	318.8	59.2	317.3	9.9	705.3
2009	303.7	60.8	350.8	10.3	725.7
2010	295.3	69.1	399.8	10.2	774.0
2011	304.9	44.2	426.1	10.8	785.9
2012	308.4	62.6	445.4	11.0	827.5
2013	324.9	63.4	466.8	10.3	865.4
2014	331.3	75.7	479.4	11.1	897.5
2015	347.6	78.0	524.0	11.1	960.6
2016	370.5	89.2	502.4	16.1	978.2

^{Source: June Agricultural Census – Defra, The Scottish Government, Welsh Government, Northern Ireland Executive.}

Figure 1.5 Area of farm woodland, 1981-2016

^{Source: June Agricultural Census – Defra, The Scottish Government, Welsh Government, Northern Ireland Executive.}

2017 – Area of Farm Woodland

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