UK Forestry Statistics 2017 on Recreation and Woodland Visits

Forestry Statistics 2017: Recreation is a UK National Statistics dataset produced by the Forestry Commission and released on 28 September 2017. It covers statistics on recreation, including visits to woodlands, as part of a broader publication on UK forestry. The data is published by the Government Digital Service and includes figures for England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland where possible.

Use Cases

• Modeling public visitation trends to woodlands based on recreation statistics
• Analyzing regional differences in woodland recreation across the UK nations
• Benchmarking environmental recreation data for policy development

Strengths

• Data is classified as official UK National Statistics, produced according to arrangements approved by the UK Statistics Authority
• Includes geographically disaggregated figures for England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland where possible

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

Forestry Commission, UK

Collection Method

National Statistics compilation

Time Range

2017

Freshness

Data reflects the 2017 reporting year.

Geography

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