New planting & restocking by forest type |
The total area of new planting and restocking in the UK was 28.3 thousand hectares in 2006-07. Restocking accounted for almost two thirds of this total. Broadleaved species accounted for the majority (80%) of new planting but just 20% of the restocking area in 2006-07.
Table 1.12 New planting and restocking by forest type
Year |
New planting | Restocking | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousand hectares | |||||||||
Conifers |
Broadleaves |
Total |
Conifers |
Broadleaves |
Total |
Conifers |
Broadleaves |
Total |
|
England |
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2002-03 |
0.5 |
5.4 |
5.9 |
2.4 |
0.9 |
3.4 |
3.0 |
6.3 |
9.2 |
2003-04 |
0.2 |
4.4 |
4.6 |
2.3 |
0.9 |
3.2 |
2.5 |
5.3 |
7.8 |
2004-05 |
0.2 |
5.1 |
5.3 |
1.9 |
0.9 |
2.8 |
2.1 |
6.0 |
8.1 |
2005-06 |
0.1 |
3.6 |
3.7 |
2.1 |
1.1 |
3.2 |
2.2 |
4.6 |
6.8 |
2006-07 |
0.1 |
3.1 |
3.2 |
1.8 |
0.9 |
2.7 |
1.9 |
4.0 |
5.9 |
Scotland |
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2002-03 |
3.0 |
3.7 |
6.7 |
7.4 |
1.1 |
8.5 |
10.3 |
4.9 |
15.2 |
2003-04 |
2.6 |
4.2 |
6.8 |
7.6 |
1.3 |
8.9 |
10.2 |
5.5 |
15.7 |
2004-05 |
1.9 |
3.8 |
5.7 |
8.0 |
1.5 |
9.5 |
9.9 |
5.3 |
15.2 |
2005-06 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
4.0 |
7.1 |
1.1 |
8.2 |
8.1 |
4.1 |
12.2 |
2006-07 |
2.0 |
4.6 |
6.6 |
9.8 |
1.7 |
11.4 |
11.8 |
6.3 |
18.0 |
Wales |
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2002-03 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
1.6 |
0.3 |
1.9 |
1.6 |
0.6 |
2.2 |
2003-04 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
1.4 |
0.5 |
1.8 |
1.4 |
0.9 |
2.3 |
2004-05 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1.2 |
0.4 |
1.6 |
1.2 |
1.0 |
2.1 |
2005-06 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1.6 |
0.9 |
2.5 |
1.6 |
1.4 |
2.9 |
2006-07 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
1.9 |
0.8 |
2.7 |
1.9 |
1.2 |
3.1 |
Northern Ireland |
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2002-03 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
1.1 |
0.2 |
1.3 |
2003-04 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.9 |
0.2 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
2004-05 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
1.0 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
1.3 |
2005-06 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
1.5 |
2006-07 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
1.3 |
UK |
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2002-03 |
4.0 |
9.5 |
13.5 |
12.0 |
2.5 |
14.5 |
16.0 |
12.0 |
28.0 |
2003-04 |
2.9 |
9.5 |
12.4 |
12.1 |
2.8 |
14.9 |
15.1 |
12.3 |
27.3 |
2004-05 |
2.1 |
9.8 |
11.9 |
12.0 |
2.9 |
14.8 |
14.1 |
12.7 |
26.7 |
2005-06 |
1.1 |
7.6 |
8.7 |
11.6 |
3.3 |
14.8 |
12.7 |
10.8 |
23.5 |
2006-07 |
2.1 |
8.5 |
10.7 |
14.2 |
3.5 |
17.7 |
16.3 |
12.0 |
28.3 |
Source: Forestry Commission, Forest Service, grant schemes.