UK, Forestry Statistics 2017 Report Chapter 1: Woodland area and planting

This is Chapter 1 of the annual report 2017 on the latest National Statistics on Forestry produced by the Forestry Commission.
Woodland is defined in UK forestry statistics as land under stands of trees with a canopy cover of at least 20% (25% in Northern Ireland), or having the potential to achieve this. The definition relates to land use, rather than land cover, so integral open space and felled areas that are awaiting restocking are included as woodland.