Great Britain has more woodland than previous estimates indicated, according to provisional results from the National Forest Inventory. The provisional results of analysis of high-tech aerial photography, satellite imagery and other sources were published today as part of a major Forestry Commission project to compile the next National Forest Inventory (NFI). They show that there are 2,982,000 hectares of woodland across England, Scotland and Wales, representing 13 per cent of Britain’s land area. This is 225,000ha, or 8 per cent, more than the previous woodland area estimate for 2010 of 2,757,000ha. Read More
