Forestry Commission Woodland Officer Boundaries for England

Forestry Commission England's administrative boundaries define the areas of responsibility for its Woodland Officers. The dataset includes attributes such as officer names, area codes, and administrative hubs for felling license attribution. It was last updated on 2026-04-28.

Use Cases

• Mapping forestry management jurisdictions based on the described officer boundaries.
• Analyzing administrative hub structures for felling license attribution mentioned in the description.
• Joining spatial data with forestry officer contact or responsibility information based on the FEATNAME attribute.

Strengths

• Includes named officer and administrative hub attributes, providing direct responsibility mapping.
• Boundaries are defined for the entire country of England.
• Last update timestamp of 2026-04-28 18:07:37.268897 is provided.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and file size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to its source, covering only England.

Provenance

Source

Forestry Commission

Collection Method

Likely an official administrative delineation for operational purposes.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-04 28 18:07:37.268897; freshness should be verified.

Geography

England