Official Statistics

National Forest Inventory statistics: England and aligned areas

The National Forest Inventory statistical report provides key woodland statistics as at 31 March 2012 for England and the 14 aligned areas.

Applies to England

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Statistical report on woodland area, net area under tree canopy, standing volume, number of measureable trees, biomass and carbon stocks in live woodland trees, forms of woodland management, softwood and hardwood timber availability forecasts, and also the current stocks within woodland of the ash, oak, sweet chestnut and larch tree species to aid their protection from tree health threats. The overall purpose is to provide an evidence base for Forest Services in England of the woodland within each aligned area for use in partnership working and towards the protection, improvement and expansion of the woodland resource in England.

Published 25 August 2017