UK Softwood Timber Availability Forecast for 2017-2041

A 25-year forecast from 2017 to 2041 of softwood timber availability for the UK, produced by the National Forest Inventory. The report also includes forecasts of coniferous standing volume and increment. The data is provided by the Government Digital Service and contains OS data under Crown copyright.

Use Cases

• Model long-term timber supply for the forestry industry based on the 25-year availability forecast.
• Analyze trends in coniferous standing volume for environmental impact assessments.
• Forecast forest resource increment for carbon sequestration and sustainability planning.
• Support national and regional policy development for forest management based on the NFI summary report.

Strengths

• Provides a specific 25-year forecast period from 2017 to 2041.
• Includes multiple forecast metrics: timber availability, standing volume, and increment.
• Originates from an official National Forest Inventory (NFI) summary report.

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

National Forest Inventory (NFI) summary report.

Time Range

2017-2041

Freshness

Last updated date is unknown.

Geography

United Kingdom