The Scottish Environment Statistics - 1998

2. LAND

Table 2.18 Planting, 1986-19971 hectares 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 Forestry Commission New Planting Conifers 3,997 4,845 4,320 3,671 3,563 3,275 2,651 2,098 1,150 739 331 409 Broadleaves 41 221 297 243 224 191 223 215 139 96 34 48 Re-stocking Conifers 3,292 3,197 3,145 3,561 3,486 3,453 3,358 3,425 2,908 3,101 3,344 3,130 Broadleaves 71 212 382 283 298 211 270 425 346 413 315 380 Private Woodlands2 New planting Conifers 17,047 16,781 20,113 20,882 9,204 7,923 7,285 5,925 4,608 7,556 5,918 6,306 Broadleaves 245 439 1,084 1,551 2,284 2,640 2,540 3,889 4,572 5,021 4,277 4,906 Re-stocking Conifers 1,375 1,281 1,212 1,591 1,132 1,670 2,042 1,876 2,540 2,152 2,288 2,651 Broadleaves 184 266 448 657 852 1,170 1,168 1,733 1,774 916 881 1,041 Source: Forestry Commission 1 All figures are for year ending 31 March. 2 Areas for which Forestry Commission grants were paid. In addition, a small amount of planting is carried out each year without grant aid.