National Forest Inventory |
Table 1.7 presents the area of broadleaves, broken down by age class, ownership and country.
Around one half (53%) of the broadleaved area was occupied by stands of 40 years old or younger (Table 1.7). More than one quarter (28%) of stands were aged over 60 years.
Age class (years) |
England |
Wales |
Scotland |
GB |
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|
thousand hectares | |||||
FC1 |
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0-20 |
8 |
7 |
11 |
25 |
|
21-40 |
6 |
2 |
5 |
13 |
|
41-60 |
13 |
2 |
4 |
19 |
|
61-80 |
13 |
2 |
4 |
19 |
|
81-100 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
|
100+ |
10 | 3 | 5 | 18 | |
All age classes |
54 |
16 |
32 |
102 |
|
Private sector2 |
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0-20 |
217 | 30 | 84 | 332 | |
21-40 |
227 | 33 | 84 | 344 | |
41-60 |
145 | 22 | 58 | 225 | |
61-80 |
117 | 15 | 22 | 154 | |
81-100 |
92 | 11 | 9 | 112 | |
100+ |
51 | 10 | 7 | 67 | |
All age classes |
849 | 121 | 265 | 1 235 | |
Total |
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0-20 |
225 | 37 | 95 | 357 | |
21-40 |
232 | 36 | 90 | 357 | |
41-60 |
157 | 24 | 63 | 244 | |
61-80 |
130 | 17 | 26 | 173 | |
81-100 |
97 | 12 | 11 | 119 | |
100+ |
61 | 12 | 12 | 85 | |
All age classes |
902 | 137 | 297 | 1 337 |
Source: National Forest Inventory: 50-year forecast of hardwood availability (Forestry Commission, April 2014), (supporting data).
Notes:
1. FC: Forestry Commission (England, Scotland and Wales).
2. Private sector: all other woodland. Includes woodland previously owned/managed by the Countryside Council for Wales and the Environment Agency in Wales, other publicly owned woodland (e.g. owned by local authorities) and privately owned woodland.
3. Stocked area only: excludes felled areas and (for private sector land) open space.
4. Areas at 31 March 2012.
These figures are outside the scope of National Statistics