The Scottish Environment Statistics - 1998

2. LAND

Table 2.17 Forestry. 1985-19971 thousand hectares 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 Forestry Commission Total area 742 732 729 728 726 723 720 718 709 695 688 682 677 Plantation area 517 517 520 523 525 517 516 515 509 494 487 481 475 Conifers 513 513 516 519 521 512 510 509 503 488 481 475 469 Broadleaves 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 Awaiting planting 29 25 23 18 15 10 9 5 5 3 2 1 0 Other land2 196 190 186 187 186 196 196 198 195 198 199 201 202 Area planted3 7.2 7.4 8.4 8.1 7.8 7.6 7.1 6.5 6.2 4.5 4.3 4.0 4.0 Plantable land acquired (net) 0.7 0.7 1.6 1.5 1.3 - 2.5 1.3 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 Private Woodlands Plantation area 430 451 470 492 510 522 533 542 553 571 587 604 621 Conifers 358 378 396 418 435 444 452 458 465 477 488 499 512 Broadleaves 72 73 74 74 75 78 81 84 88 94 100 104 109 Scrub and cleared woodland 65 65 65 67 65 65 65 65 65 65 65 65 65 Area planted3 15.3 18.8 18.9 22.9 24.7 13.5 13.4 13 13.4 13.5 15.6 13.4 14.9 Source: Forestry Commission 1 All figures are as at year ending 31 March. 2 Includes other woodland retained chiefly for amenity purposes. 3 New planting and re-stocking. If private, excludes any planting without grant aid.