Forestry Statistics 2007 - Woodland Areas and Planting

Land use

Woodland accounted for 74% of all Forestry Commission/ Forest Service land in the UK in 2007. This proportion was highest in Wales (86%) and lowest in Scotland (69%).

Table 1.5 Land-use of the Forestry Commission and Forest Service, 2003-2007

Year (ending 31/3)	England	Scotland	Wales	Northern Ireland	UK
thousand hectares
Woodland¹
2003	207	470	110	61	848
2004	205	465	110	62	842
2005	205	463	109	61	838
2006	204	460	108	61	832
2007	202	457	107	61	827
Other land^1,2
2003	52	190	16	14	273
2004	53	191	16	14	274
2005	54	205	17	15	291
2006	55	208	17	15	296
2007	55	210	18	14	297
Total FC/ FS land area
2003	259	660	126	76	1 121
2004	259	656	125	76	1 116
2005	259	668	126	76	1 129
2006	259	668	125	76	1 128
2007	257	666	124	76	1 124

Source: Forestry Commission, Forest Service.

Notes:

1. The definitions used by Forestry Commission and Forest Service have varied over time, so there are some small inconsistencies in the comparisons in Table 1.5.

2. 'Other land' includes agricultural land and areas of moorland and mountain.

Forestry Statistics 2007 - Woodland Areas and Planting

Land use

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