Managed Woodland Headline Performance Indicator for England, 30 June 2021

A 25-meter resolution raster file for England, dated 30 June 2021, indicates the active management status of woodlands. The data is the source for a Forestry Commission performance indicator, defining 'actively managed' woodland based on ten administrative criteria, including grant schemes and public estate land. The denominator for the percentage calculation is the total woodland area from the National Forest Inventory.

Use Cases

• Calculate the percentage of actively managed woodland in England based on the defined administrative criteria.
• Perform spatial analysis of woodland management patterns across England using the 25m raster grid.
• Monitor progress towards forestry management targets referenced in the Forestry Commission's Corporate Plan.
• Validate or cross-reference other land-use datasets using the National Forest Inventory-derived baseline.

Strengths

• Provides a clear, binary classification (0/1) for woodland management status across England.
• Spatial data has a defined 25-meter cell resolution.
• Management definition is explicitly documented with ten specific administrative criteria.
• Total woodland area (denominator) is sourced from the authoritative National Forest Inventory.

Limitations

• The definition of 'actively managed' excludes several grant schemes and plans, which may undercount management activity.
• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Forestry Commission, United Kingdom, via Government Digital Service.

Collection Method

Integration of multiple administrative data sources (grant schemes, felling licenses, public estate) into a single geospatial layer.

Time Range

Snapshot as of 30 June 2021; administrative data sources consider activity within a 15-year lookback period.

Freshness

Snapshot as of 30 June 2021; update frequency is unknown.

Geography

England, United Kingdom.