National Forest Inventory: 50-Year Forecast of Hardwood Availability in Great Britain

A 50-year forecast (2013-2061) of hardwood timber availability in Great Britain, produced by the National Forest Inventory. The data examines potential supply under various harvesting and restocking scenarios and is provided in an Excel spreadsheet containing the report's data plus supplementary breakdowns. The dataset is attributed to the UK Government Digital Service and contains OS data under Crown copyright.

Use Cases

• Model long-term timber supply scenarios based on harvesting and restocking assumptions.
• Analyze supplementary breakdowns of timber volumes not included in the main report.
• Forecast hardwood availability for strategic resource planning in Great Britain.

Strengths

• 50-year forecast period (2013-2061) provides a long-term perspective.
• Includes supplementary data breakdowns beyond the main report.
• Based on National Forest Inventory statistical methodology.

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 statistical report.

Time Range

2013-2061

Geography

Great Britain