Woodland Grant Scheme: Forestry Incentives in Wales, 1989-2006

Three distinct phases of the Woodland Grant Scheme operated in Wales from 1989 to 2006, providing incentives for woodland creation and management. Spatial data for the scheme was digitized by the former Forestry Commission Wales against Ordnance Survey raster backdrops. The dataset is published by the Government Digital Service under the OGL-UK-3.0 license.

Use Cases

• Analyzing the spatial distribution of woodland creation grants based on the geospatial data.
• Studying the temporal phases of forestry policy based on the three distinct scheme periods described.
• Mapping historical land use change in Wales based on digitized woodland grant locations.
• Evaluating the impact of public incentive schemes on forestry management practices.

Strengths

• Clear temporal structure defined by three operational phases with specific start and end dates.
• Geospatial data digitized against authoritative Ordnance Survey backdrops.
• Published under the permissive OGL-UK-3.0 license for reuse.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Government Digital Service

Collection Method

Digitized from operational records by the former Forestry Commission Wales.

Time Range

1989 to 2006

Freshness

Last updated date is unknown.

Geography

Wales