Forestry Statistics 2011 provides the most comprehensive statistics on woodland area, certified area, new planting & restocking and includes information on the sources and methodology used to produce the figures.
Forestry Facts & Figures 2011 (available in Excel and PDF formats) provides a brief summary of these results.
Early provisional results are provided in the First Release Woodland Area, Planting and Restocking, published in June:
- Woodland Area, Planting and Restocking 2011
- Woodland Area, Planting and Restocking 2010
- Woodland Area, Planting and Restocking 2009
- Woodland Area, Planting and Restocking 2008
- Woodland Area, Planting and Restocking 2007
- Woodland Area, Planting and Restocking 2006
- Woodland Area, Planting and Restocking 2005
- Woodland Area, Planting and Restocking 2004
- Woodland Area, Planting and Restocking 2003
- Woodland Area, Planting and Restocking 2002
Woodland area figures published in Woodland Area, Planting and Restocking 2011 make use of the initial estimates of woodland area released from the National Forest Inventory in March - May 2011.
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.
Time series data
Longer time series data for new planting and restocking, for 1976 to 2011 (revised September 2011), 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 2011 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.
