Managed Woodland Performance Indicator for England, 2016

A geospatial raster dataset from the UK Forestry Commission indicating the active management status of woodlands in England as of 31 December 2016. The data underpins a headline performance indicator, defining 'actively managed' woodland through ten administrative criteria including grant schemes and public estate land. The raster file uses a 25-meter cell resolution with values of 0 for unmanaged and 1 for managed woodland.

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 25-meter raster grid.
• Model the impact of forestry grant schemes on management status over a 15-year window.
• Validate or supplement National Forest Inventory data with administrative management records.

Strengths

• Provides a clear binary classification (0/1) for woodland management status.
• Uses a specific 25-meter cell size for detailed spatial analysis.
• Integrates ten distinct administrative data sources to define 'actively managed' woodland.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
• The definition of 'managed' is limited to specific grant schemes and public lands, excluding other potential management activities.

Provenance

Source

Forestry Commission (UK), Government Digital Service

Collection Method

Integration of administrative data sources including grant schemes, felling licenses, and public estate records.

Time Range

Snapshot as of 31 December 2016, with some criteria looking back 15 years.

Freshness

Snapshot as of 31 December 2016; update frequency is unknown.

Geography

England, United Kingdom