United Kingdom data on new planting and restocking from 1976 to 2017. The dataset is broken down by constituent countries, planting type, tree species, and sector. It provides supporting data for the National Statistics release on Woodland Area, Planting and Restocking.
Use Cases
- Analyze long-term forestry trends based on the 1976-2017 time range
- Compare planting activity between public and private sectors based on the Forestry Commission/Natural Resources Wales/Forest Service and private sector breakdown
- Assess regional differences in forest management based on the England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, GB and UK breakdown
- Model species composition changes based on the conifers and broadleaves breakdown
Strengths
- Data spans a 41-year period from 1976 to 2017
- Provides breakdowns by four distinct dimensions: geography, planting type, species, and sector
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
Provenance
- Source
- Government Digital Service
- Time Range
- 1976-2017
- Geography
- England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, GB, UK