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Woodland Statistics

Woodland statistics include figures on woodland area, certified woodland area, new planting and restocking.

Latest figures

Final results for woodland area and certified woodland area at 31 March 2012, and new planting and restocking in 2011-12, were published in Forestry Statistics 2012 on 27 September 2012. The publication includes information on the sources and methodology used to produce the figures. Summary results are available in Forestry Facts & Figures 2012.

Next update

Woodland Area, Planting and Restocking: 2013 Edition (to be published on 13 June 2013) will provide provisional figures at 31 March 2013.

A detailed woodland map of Great Britain has been produced using data from National Forest Inventory (NFI). More information can be found on the National Forest Inventory pages.

Time series data

Longer time series data for new planting and restocking, for 1976 to 2012, are available in EXCEL spreadsheet and PDF formats. 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/Forest Service (FC/FS) and non-FC/FS.

Longer time series data for certified woodland areas for 2001 to 2012 are also available in EXCEL spreadsheets and PDF formats. The data are broken down by:

  • England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, GB and UK;
  • Forestry Commission/Forest Service (FC/FS) and non-FC/FS.

Methodology

Woodland area figures published in Forestry Statistics 2012 and Forestry Facts & Figures 2012 make use of National Forest Inventory data.

Further information (including reports) on the National Forest Inventory and the previous 1995-99 National Inventory of Woodland and Trees is available on the Inventory pages.

Quality

Please see our quality report or refer to our quality pages.

Revisions

Please see the Sources chapter of Forestry Statistics 2012 or refer to our revisions policy.

Release schedule & previous releases

Early provisional results are provided in the First Release Woodland Area, Planting and Restocking, published every June:

The final results are published every September in Foresty Statistics, and summarised in Forestry Facts and Figures.

User engagement

In order to improve the statistics that we produce and to ensure that they remain relevant, we are interested in hearing from people who use our statistics. More information on how we consult users and contact details can be found on our user engagement page.