FGS SMF Public Access - Rural

Scotland's Forestry Grant Scheme (FGS) data supports the management of rural woodlands for public access. The dataset likely contains records related to annual grants for maintaining paths, safety inspections, and recreational facilities. It originates from the Scottish Government's Government Digital Service via the eu_open_data platform.

Use Cases

• Analyzing public access funding allocation based on grant scheme descriptions
• Modeling maintenance cost patterns for rural woodland paths based on described grant activities
• Assessing the correlation between forestry management and public health benefits mentioned in the description

Strengths

• Focuses on a specific policy scheme (Forestry Grant Scheme) with a clear objective for public access
• Description details concrete supported activities like safety inspections and path maintenance

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified

Provenance

Source

Government Digital Service

Collection Method

Likely administrative records from the Forestry Grant Scheme application and management process.

Time Range

null

Freshness

unknown

Geography

Scotland