Scottish Forestry Nursery Stock Sales Survey, 2007 Onwards

A Nursery Survey was established in 2007 to assess sales of improved nursery stock. The survey is intended to be carried out annually for 10 years to monitor trends for the Scottish Forestry Strategy indicators. The data is provided by the Government Digital Service under an Open Government Licence.

Use Cases

• Analyzing annual trends in improved nursery stock sales based on the survey's time series.
• Monitoring progress towards Scottish Forestry Strategy indicators based on the survey's intended purpose.
• Assessing the market for forestry planting stock based on the survey's focus on nursery sales.

Strengths

• Survey established in 2007, providing a defined start date for the time series.
• Intended for annual collection over a 10-year period, suggesting a structured monitoring program.

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

Annual survey

Time Range

2007 onwards

Freshness

Intended to be annual, but last update is unknown.

Geography

Scotland