UK Forestry Recreation Statistics 2016: Visits to Woodlands

2016 National Statistics on forestry recreation in the United Kingdom, released by the Forestry Commission on 22 September 2016. The dataset covers statistics on recreation, including visits to woodlands, and is part of a larger publication that includes figures on woodland area, planting, timber, and climate change. Data is provided for the UK and, where possible, for England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in public visitation to woodlands based on the recreation statistics.
• Compare recreational use of forests across the UK nations (England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland) where data is available.
• Support environmental and forestry policy planning with statistics on public interaction with woodland areas.

Strengths

• Data is produced as official National Statistics under arrangements approved by the UK Statistics Authority.
• Statistics are disaggregated to the national level (England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland) where possible.
• Published alongside a broader set of forestry statistics covering area, planting, timber, trade, and climate change.

Limitations

• Row count and dataset scale are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; the data is from 2016 and freshness is unverified.

Provenance

Source

Forestry Commission, published via the Government Digital Service.

Collection Method

Likely contains official statistics gathered through surveys, administrative records, or monitoring.

Time Range

2016

Freshness

Data is from 2016; update frequency is unknown.

Geography

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