Public Opinion of Forestry
The biennial household-based Public Opinion of Forestry survey measures the opinions of the public to forestry and forestry-related issues. The scope of the survey was increased in 2003 to provide more detailed reports for each country. Reports from surveys conducted since 1999 can be downloaded from here.
2009
Final reports: UK; England; Wales / Cymru; Scotland
Provisional results: England; Wales / Cymru; Scotland
Data tables: UK; England; Wales; Scotland set A; Scotland set B; Scotland set C;
Scotland set D;
2007
Final reports: UK; England; Scotland; Wales / Cymru; Northern Ireland
Preliminary reports: England; Scotland; Wales / Cymru; Northern Ireland
Data tables: UK; England; Scotland; Wales set A; Wales set B; Northern Ireland
2005
Final reports: GB; England; Scotland; Wales / Cymru; Northern Ireland
2003
Final reports: UK; England; Scotland; Wales / Cymru; Northern Ireland
2001
Final report: GB
1999
Final report: GB
Other surveys of public attitudes
Other surveys of public attitudes that include sections on forestry include:
England: Survey of Public Attitudes and Behaviours toward the Environment: 2007
The survey conducted in 2007 included a question on recognition and purchases of timber products certified by the Forestry Stewardship Council. This survey follows previous Environmental surveys run by Defra and its predecessors, the results of which are also available via this link.
Scotland: Public Attitudes to the Environment in Scotland 2002
A survey designed to provide data on the environmental knowledge, actions and attitudes of a sample of the Scottish population. A similar survey was conucted in 1991 and another is planned for 2008.
Scottish Environmental Attitudes and Behaviours Survey (SEABS) 2008
Following on from the survey in 2002 SEABS was set up to provide up to date data on environmental attitudes and behaviours in Scotland. Forestry related topics were covered by a question on recognition and purchases of timber products certified by the Forestry Stewardship Council as well as asking about the main causes of climate change.
Europe: MCPFE publications "Europeans and their forests" (August 2003) and "Europeans and wood" in (November 2007) summarise findings from a range of surveys conducted across Europe, including the Forestry Commission's public opinion surveys.
The European Commission report "Shaping forest communication in the European Union: public perceptions of forests and forestry" was published in September 2009. The report presents analysis of existing surveys about public perceptions and key stakeholders' views on forests and forestry in the EU.
