Sustainably Managed Woodland in England: Forestry Commission Performance Indicator

England's Forestry Commission uses this dataset to track the headline performance indicator for the percentage of woodland under sustainable management. The indicator is published biannually or annually and is defined using a range of administrative data sources. It covers all woodland in England, including the nation's forests managed by Forestry England.

Use Cases

• Tracking government performance on woodland sustainability targets based on the defined indicator.
• Analyzing trends in sustainable forest management coverage in England over time.
• Benchmarking regional or national forestry practices against the administrative definition of 'sustainably managed'.
• Informing policy decisions related to land use and environmental conservation in England.

Strengths

• Serves as the official source for a UK government headline performance indicator, indicating authoritative status.
• Cross-platform presence on eu_open_data and uk_data suggests importance and official dissemination.

Limitations

• Column names, row counts, and specific data structure are unknown, limiting detailed analysis.
• The definition of 'sustainably managed' is based on administrative sources and may not capture all relevant woodlands.
• Metadata for size, rows, license, and author is consistently missing or listed as 'None' across all sources.

Provenance

Source

Forestry Commission (UK Government)

Collection Method

Compiled from a range of administrative data sources.

Time Range

Snapshot as of 31 March 2025, with indicators published periodically.

Freshness

Last updated on 2026-04-07 according to the most recent platform entry.

Geography

England, United Kingdom