UK New Planting and Restocking Statistics, 1976 to 2018

1976 to 2018 data on new planting and restocking in the UK. The dataset is broken down by UK constituent countries, planting type, tree species, and sector. It is provided by the Government Digital Service to support official National Statistics releases on woodland area.

Use Cases

• Analyze long-term trends in UK woodland creation based on the 1976-2018 time series.
• Compare forestry activity between public and private sectors based on the sector breakdown.
• Model regional differences in planting strategies based on the breakdown by UK constituent countries.
• Assess shifts in tree species composition over time based on the conifer and broadleaf categories.

Strengths

• Covers a 42-year time series from 1976 to 2018.
• Provides multiple breakdowns: by geography, planting type, tree species, and sector.

Limitations

• Row count and column-level documentation are unknown; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Government Digital Service

Collection Method

Likely compiled from administrative records of the Forestry Commission, Natural Resources Wales, and Forest Service.

Time Range

1976 to 2018

Freshness

Data covers up to 2018; last update date is unknown.

Geography

United Kingdom, broken down by England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, GB, and UK.