Official Statistics

Forestry Commission Key Performance Indicators: Headline Performance Update at 30 September 2025

Mid-year interim report on the Forestry Commission's 10 headline key performance indicators (KPIs).

• From: Forestry Commission
• Published: 13 November 2025

Applies to England

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Forestry Commission Key Performance Indicators: Headline Performance Update at 30 September 2025

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This statistical report presents the Forestry Commission’s 10 KPIs, which align with the vision and goals in Thriving for the Future: Forestry Commission Strategy 2023-2028.

This report provides interim updates for the first half of 2025-26 on three headline indicators with mid-year data, along with updates for other annually reported indicators where available.

This is an Official Statistics publication. View previous releases.

The main findings for the indicators updated to 30 September 2025 are:

• in the first half of 2025-26, 1 April to 30 September 2025, 1,612 hectares of new tree planting was reported as undertaken in England (2.3 million trees)
• of this, 1,574 hectares (2.2 million trees) were in the form of woodland creation, and 30,000 trees (38 hectares equivalent) as trees outside woodland
• at 30 September 2025, 57% of all woodland in England was considered sustainably managed
• in the year to 30 September 2025, 99.83% of known tree felling in England was carried with Forestry Commission approval

Published 13 November 2025