The Forestry Grant Scheme (FGS) supports the creation of over 10,000 hectares of new woodlands per year in Scotland. This specific option provides financial support to prevent the spread of the tree disease Phytophthora ramorum (P. ramorum) and restore affected forests. The data is provided by the Government Digital Service via the EU Open Data platform.
Use Cases
- Analyzing the allocation of grant funds for tree disease control based on the described support for P. ramorum prevention.
- Modeling the impact of grant schemes on forest restoration based on the described support for replanting after disease removal.
- Assessing policy effectiveness towards woodland creation targets based on the described 10,000 hectare annual goal.
Strengths
- Data is tied to a specific, measurable government target of over 10,000 hectares of new woodlands per year.
- Focuses on a concrete environmental intervention: preventing the spread of Phytophthora ramorum.
- Originates from an authoritative government source (Government Digital Service).
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.
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- unknown
- Geography
- Scotland