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<p>The Forestry Commission produces statistics on woodland planting and restocking
by area, but not by tree numbers, in the UK. These are Official Statistics produced
to meet the standards of the Code of Practice for Statistics.</p><p> </p><p>Woodland
area statistics can be found on the Forest Research website together with background
information at: <a href="https://www.forestresearch.gov.uk/tools-and-resources/statistics/forestry-statistics/"
target="_blank">https://www.forestresearch.gov.uk/tools-and-resources/statistics/forestry-statistics/</a></p><p>
</p><p>The area of new planting (woodland creation) and publicly funded restocking
for each country in each of the last three years, taken from the published statistics,
which report in hectares, is shown below.</p><p> </p><p>Woodland Area (thousands of
hectares)</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year (ending 31/3)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>New
planting</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Restocking</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>1.15</p></td><td><p>3.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>1.50</p></td><td><p>2.04</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>1.42</p></td><td><p>1.65</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Wales</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>0.40</p></td><td><p>1.67</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>0.24</p></td><td><p>1.71</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>0.52</p></td><td><p>1.44</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Scotland</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>4.76</p></td><td><p>11.07</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>7.14</p></td><td><p>9.66</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>11.21</p></td><td><p>11.19</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>Note: Publicly funded restocking is defined in the statistics as restocking
of Forestry England, Forestry and Land Scotland, Natural Resources Wales Forest Service
Woodlands and grant aided restocking of private sector woodland. This means that the
level of restocking is under-reported in these statistics.</p>
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