DD100. TMA02 Describe what Tables 1 and 2 tell us about the variations in the new planting and restocking in forests and woodlands in the UK over the period 2003-07

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Describe what Tables 1 and 2 tell us about the variations in the new planting and restocking in forests and woodlands in the UK over the period 2003-07

Looking at Table 1 we can see that in 2003 new planting for both conifers and broadleaves across the UK totalled 13.5 thousand hectares but steadily declines in 2004 to 12.4 and to 11.9 in 2005 with a drastic decline in 2006 down to 8.7 thousand hectares being planted. Figures for 2007 then rise to 10.7 but are still below what was planted in 2003.

Looking closely at the figures across 2003-2007 more broadleaves than conifers were planted overall and that carries across all regions of the British Isles. We can also point out that for England the number of hectares planted for both conifers and broadleaves decreased year on year from 2003 to 2007 where as Scotland showed a decrease from 2003 to 2006 then a rise in 2007. Wales however did no new planting for conifers but for broadleaves showed a rise in 2004 through to 2006 then a small decrease in 2007 with Northern Ireland showing a decrease in planting conifers in 2004 to