Forestry Facts & Figures 2015: UK Woodland Statistics

Forestry Facts & Figures 2015 provides summary UK statistics on forestry, released by the Forestry Commission on 24 September 2015. The dataset covers woodland area, planting, timber, trade, climate change, environment, recreation, employment, finance, and international forestry. Figures are provided for England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland where possible.

Use Cases

• Analyze national and regional woodland area trends based on the summary statistics.
• Model timber trade and economic impacts based on the finance and prices data.
• Assess environmental and climate change indicators related to forestry.
• Study recreation and employment patterns within the forestry sector.

Strengths

• Data is designated as National Statistics, produced by the authoritative Forestry Commission.
• Provides a breakdown for England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland where possible.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Freshness should be verified as the underlying data is from 2015.

Provenance

Source

Forestry Commission

Time Range

2015

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-29 22:08:32.601737; underlying data is from 2015.

Geography

United Kingdom, with breakdowns for England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.