National Forest Inventory: Preliminary Broadleaved and Ash Data for Great Britain 2011

National Forest Inventory (NFI) preliminary estimates for 2011 quantify broadleaved tree species in British woodlands over 0.5 hectares. The Forestry Commission report includes estimates of stocked area, standing volume, and tree numbers, with a special focus on ash. Later estimates are available in a 50-year hardwood forecast published in 2014.

Use Cases

• Estimate total stocked area of broadleaved woodlands based on the reported inventory metrics.
• Model standing timber volume for ash and other broadleaved species based on the reported estimates.
• Analyze the distribution and abundance of ash trees within the NFI woodland sample.
• Compare preliminary 2011 estimates with later forecasts for long-term hardwood resource trends.

Strengths

• Focuses on a specific tree species (ash) within a national inventory context.
• Provides estimates for three key forestry metrics: stocked area, standing volume, and tree numbers.
• Report is associated with the authoritative Forestry Commission organization.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data is preliminary and was superseded by a later 50-year forecast published in 2014.

Provenance

Source

Forestry Commission

Collection Method

National Forest Inventory (NFI) survey of woodlands over 0.5 hectares.

Time Range

2011

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:32:44.740361; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Great Britain