Managed Woodland Headline Performance Indicator for England, June 2015

Forestry Commission England's Headline Performance Indicator dataset measures the percentage of woodland in active management as of 30 June 2015. The data is derived from administrative sources like grant schemes and felling licenses, integrated into a georeferenced raster file. The denominator for the percentage calculation is the total woodland area from the National Forest Inventory.

Use Cases

• Classify managed vs. unmanaged woodland areas based on administrative data sources described.
• Analyze spatial distribution of forestry grant schemes and public estate management.
• Calculate performance indicators for corporate forestry plans using the defined 'actively managed' criteria.
• Integrate raster data with other environmental layers for land-use planning.

Strengths

• Provides a clear operational definition of 'actively managed' woodland using 9 specific administrative criteria.
• Data is integrated into a georeferenced raster file with 25-meter cell resolution.
• Explicitly lists excluded grant schemes and data sources, clarifying scope.

Limitations

• Row count, column names, and sample data are unavailable, limiting suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; data is a snapshot from a single date in 2015.
• The definition of 'managed' is administrative and may exclude other relevant woodlands, as noted in the description.

Provenance

Source

Forestry Commission England, via Government Digital Service and eu_open_data.

Collection Method

Integration of administrative data sources (grant schemes, felling licenses, public estate records).

Time Range

Snapshot as of 30 June 2015, with some source data covering a 15-year lookback period.

Freshness

Snapshot as of 30 June 2015; update frequency unknown.

Geography

England, United Kingdom.