National Forest Inventory Scotland 2022

<p style='text-align:justify;'><span>The National Forest Inventory (NFI) woodland map covers all forest and
woodland area over 0.5 hectare with a minimum of 20% canopy cover, or the
potential to achieve it, and a minimum width of 20 metres. This includes areas
of new planting, clearfell, windblow and restock. The woodland map excludes <span style='letter-spacing:.05pt;'>a</span><span style='letter-spacing:-.05pt;'>l</span>l<span style='letter-spacing:.1pt;'> </span>'<span style='letter-spacing:.05pt;'>t</span>arm<span style='letter-spacing:.05pt;'>a</span>c'<span style='letter-spacing:.3pt;'> </span>r<span style='letter-spacing:.05pt;'>o</span>a<span style='letter-spacing:.05pt;'>d</span>s
and active railways, and forest roads, rivers and powerlines where the gap in
the woodland is greater than 20 meters wide.</span></p>

<p style='text-align:justify;'><span>All<span style='letter-spacing:.15pt;'> </span>w<span style='letter-spacing:-.05pt;'>o</span>o<span style='letter-spacing:-.05pt;'>d</span>l<span style='letter-spacing:-.05pt;'>a</span>nd<span style='letter-spacing:.45pt;'> </span><span style='letter-spacing:-.05pt;'>(</span><span style='letter-spacing:.05pt;'>b</span><span style='letter-spacing:-.05pt;'>o</span>th<span style='letter-spacing:.25pt;'> </span>u<span style='letter-spacing:-.05pt;'>r</span>b<span style='letter-spacing:-.05pt;'>a</span>n<span style='letter-spacing:.3pt;'> </span><span style='letter-spacing:-.05pt;'>a</span><span style='letter-spacing:.05pt;'>n</span>d<span style='letter-spacing:.2pt;'> </span><span style='letter-spacing:-.05pt;'>r</span><span style='letter-spacing:.05pt;'>u</span><span style='letter-spacing:-.05pt;'>r</span><span style='letter-spacing:.05pt;'>a</span>l),<span style='letter-spacing:.25pt;'> </span><span style='letter-spacing:-.05pt;'>r</span><span style='letter-spacing:.05pt;'>e</span><span style='letter-spacing:-.05pt;'>g</span><span style='letter-spacing:.05pt;'>a</span>r<span style='letter-spacing:-.05pt;'>d</span>l<span style='letter-spacing:-.05pt;'>e</span>ss<span style='letter-spacing:.5pt;'> </span><span style='letter-spacing:-.05pt;'>o</span>f<span style='letter-spacing:.05pt;'> </span>ow<span style='letter-spacing:-.05pt;'>n</span><span style='letter-spacing:.05pt;'>e</span><span style='letter-spacing:-.05pt;'>r</span>shi<span style='letter-spacing:-.05pt;'>p</span>,<span style='letter-spacing:.3pt;'> </span><span style='letter-spacing:-.05pt;'>i</span>s<span style='letter-spacing:.15pt;'> </span><span style='letter-spacing:-.05pt;'>0</span>.5<span style='letter-spacing:-.05pt;'> hectare</span><span style='letter-spacing:.25pt;'>
</span><span style='letter-spacing:-.05pt;'>o</span>r<span style='letter-spacing:.15pt;'> </span>g<span style='letter-spacing:-.05pt;'>r</span>e<span style='letter-spacing:-.05pt;'>a</span>ter<span style='letter-spacing:.35pt;'> </span>in<span style='letter-spacing:.05pt;'> </span>ext<span style='letter-spacing:-.05pt;'>e</span>nt,<span style='letter-spacing:.3pt;'> </span>with<span style='letter-spacing:.2pt;'> </span>the
ex<span style='letter-spacing:.05pt;'>c</span><span style='letter-spacing:-.05pt;'>e</span>pti<span style='letter-spacing:.05pt;'>o</span>n<span style='letter-spacing:.4pt;'> </span><span style='letter-spacing:.05pt;'>o</span>f<span style='letter-spacing:.05pt;'> A</span>ssum<span style='letter-spacing:-.05pt;'>e</span>d<span style='letter-spacing:.4pt;'> </span>wo<span style='letter-spacing:.05pt;'>o</span><span style='letter-spacing:-.05pt;'>d</span>la<span style='letter-spacing:.05pt;'>n</span>d<span style='letter-spacing:.45pt;'> </span>or<span style='letter-spacing:.15pt;'> </span>L<span style='letter-spacing:.05pt;'>o</span>w<span style='letter-spacing:.15pt;'> </span>d<span style='letter-spacing:.05pt;'>e</span>nsity<span style='letter-spacing:.3pt;'> </span><span style='letter-spacing:.05pt;'>a</span>re<span style='letter-spacing:.05pt;'>a</span>s<span style='letter-spacing:.2pt;'> </span>th<span style='letter-spacing:.05pt;'>a</span>t<span style='letter-spacing:.15pt;'> </span>c<span style='letter-spacing:.05pt;'>a</span>n<span style='letter-spacing:.15pt;'> </span><span style='letter-spacing:.05pt;'>b</span>e<span style='letter-spacing:.15pt;'> </span>0.<span style='letter-spacing:.05pt;'>1</span><span style='letter-spacing:-.05pt;'>
hectare</span><span style='letter-spacing:.25pt;'> </span><span style='letter-spacing:.05pt;'>o</span>r<span style='letter-spacing:.1pt;'> </span><span style='letter-spacing:.05pt;'>g</span><span style='letter-spacing:-.05pt;'>r</span><span style='letter-spacing:.05pt;'>e</span><span style='letter-spacing:-.05pt;'>a</span><span style='letter-spacing:.05pt;'>t</span><span style='letter-spacing:-.05pt;'>e</span>r<span style='letter-spacing:.35pt;'> </span>in<span style='letter-spacing:.05pt;'> e</span>xt<span style='letter-spacing:.05pt;'>e</span>nt. Also, </span>in the case of woodland
areas that cross the countries borders, the minimum size restriction does not
apply if the overall area complies with the minimum size.</p>

<p style='text-align:justify;'><span>Woodland<span style='letter-spacing:.3pt;'> </span>l<span style='letter-spacing:.05pt;'>e</span>ss<span style='letter-spacing:.15pt;'> </span>t<span style='letter-spacing:.05pt;'>h</span>an<span style='letter-spacing:.2pt;'> </span>0<span style='letter-spacing:.05pt;'>.</span>5<span style='letter-spacing:.05pt;'>
hectare</span><span style='letter-spacing:.2pt;'> </span>in<span style='letter-spacing:.1pt;'> </span>ex<span style='letter-spacing:.05pt;'>t</span><span style='letter-spacing:-.05pt;'>e</span><span style='letter-spacing:.05pt;'>n</span>t,
with the expectation of the areas above,<span style='letter-spacing:.25pt;'> </span>will<span style='letter-spacing:.1pt;'> </span><span style='letter-spacing:.05pt;'>n</span><span style='letter-spacing:-.05pt;'>o</span>t<span style='letter-spacing:.15pt;'> </span>be<span style='letter-spacing:.15pt;'> </span>d<span style='letter-spacing:.05pt;'>e</span>scri<span style='letter-spacing:.05pt;'>b</span>ed<span style='letter-spacing:.45pt;'> </span>wi<span style='letter-spacing:.05pt;'>t</span><span style='letter-spacing:-.05pt;'>h</span>in<span style='letter-spacing:.3pt;'> </span>the<span style='letter-spacing:.15pt;'> </span>d<span style='letter-spacing:.05pt;'>a</span>t<span style='letter-spacing:.05pt;'>a</span>set<span style='letter-spacing:.3pt;'> </span><span style='letter-spacing:.05pt;'>b</span><span style='letter-spacing:-.05pt;'>u</span>t<span style='letter-spacing:.15pt;'> </span>will<span style='letter-spacing:.1pt;'> </span><span style='letter-spacing:.05pt;'>b</span>e<span style='letter-spacing:.1pt;'> </span>i<span style='letter-spacing:.05pt;'>n</span>cl<span style='letter-spacing:.05pt;'>u</span><span style='letter-spacing:-.05pt;'>d</span><span style='letter-spacing:.05pt;'>e</span>d<span style='letter-spacing:.4pt;'> </span>in<span style='letter-spacing:.1pt;'> </span>a s<span style='letter-spacing:-.05pt;'>e</span>p<span style='letter-spacing:-.05pt;'>a</span>r<span style='letter-spacing:-.05pt;'>a</span>te<span style='letter-spacing:.4pt;'> </span>sa<span style='letter-spacing:-.05pt;'>m</span><span style='letter-spacing:.05pt;'>p</span>le<span style='letter-spacing:.3pt;'> </span>su<span style='letter-spacing:-.05pt;'>r</span>vey<span style='letter-spacing:.3pt;'> </span><span style='letter-spacing:-.05pt;'>o</span>f<span style='letter-spacing:.1pt;'> </span>s<span style='letter-spacing:-.05pt;'>m</span>all<span style='letter-spacing:.25pt;'> </span><span style='letter-spacing:-.05pt;'>w</span><span style='letter-spacing:.05pt;'>o</span><span style='letter-spacing:-.05pt;'>o</span><span style='letter-spacing:.05pt;'>d</span>l<span style='letter-spacing:-.05pt;'>a</span>nd<span style='letter-spacing:.4pt;'> </span>a<span style='letter-spacing:-.05pt;'>n</span>d<span style='letter-spacing:.2pt;'> </span>tr<span style='letter-spacing:-.05pt;'>e</span>e<span style='letter-spacing:.2pt;'> </span>fe<span style='letter-spacing:-.05pt;'>a</span>tur<span style='letter-spacing:-.05pt;'>e</span>s.</span></p>

<p style='text-align:justify;'>The woodland map is updated on an
annual basis and the changes in the woodland boundaries use the Ordnance Survey
MasterMap® (OSMM) as a reference where appropriated.</p>

<p style='text-align:justify;'><span>The </span>changes in the canopy cover have been identified on:</p><p style='text-align:justify;'></p><ul>
<li>Sentinel
2 imagery taken during spring/summer 2022 or colour aerial
orthophotographic imagery available at the time of the assessment;</li>
<li>New
planting information for the financial year 2021/2022, from grant schemes
and the sub-compartment database covering the estate of Forestry England,
Forestry and Land Scotland and Natural Resources Wales;</li>
</ul><p>Woodland areas, greater than 0.5 hectares, are classified as
an interpreted forest type (IFT) from aerial photography and satellite imagery.
Non-woodland areas, open areas greater than 0.5 hectare completely surrounded
by woodland are described according to open area types.</p>

<p>IFT categories are <span>Co<span style='letter-spacing:-.05pt;'>n</span>ife<span style='letter-spacing:-.05pt;'>r</span>, B<span style='letter-spacing:-.05pt;'>r</span>o<span style='letter-spacing:-.05pt;'>a</span>dl<span style='letter-spacing:-.05pt;'>e</span><span style='letter-spacing:.05pt;'>a</span>v<span style='letter-spacing:-.05pt;'>e</span>d,
Mixed<span style='letter-spacing:.3pt;'> </span>mainly c<span style='letter-spacing:.05pt;'>o</span>nif<span style='letter-spacing:.05pt;'>e</span>r, Mixed<span style='letter-spacing:.3pt;'> </span>mainly<span style='letter-spacing:.55pt;'> </span><span style='letter-spacing:.05pt;'>b</span>ro<span style='letter-spacing:.05pt;'>a</span>dle<span style='letter-spacing:.05pt;'>a</span>ved, C<span style='letter-spacing:.05pt;'>o</span>p<span style='letter-spacing:.05pt;'>p</span>ice, C<span style='letter-spacing:.05pt;'>o</span>p<span style='letter-spacing:.05pt;'>p</span>ice wit<span style='letter-spacing:.05pt;'>h</span>
st<span style='letter-spacing:.05pt;'>a</span>n<span style='letter-spacing:.05pt;'>d</span>ards,
<span style='letter-spacing:.05pt;'>S</span><span style='letter-spacing:-.05pt;'>h</span>rub,
Y<span style='letter-spacing:-.05pt;'>o</span>u<span style='letter-spacing:-.05pt;'>n</span>g<span style='letter-spacing:.3pt;'> </span>t<span style='letter-spacing:-.05pt;'>r</span>e<span style='letter-spacing:-.05pt;'>e</span>s, Fel<span style='letter-spacing:-.05pt;'>l</span>ed<span style='letter-spacing:.3pt;'>, </span>G<span style='letter-spacing:-.05pt;'>r</span>o<span style='letter-spacing:-.05pt;'>u</span>nd<span style='letter-spacing:.3pt;'> </span>prep,
Clo<span style='letter-spacing:-.05pt;'>u</span>d<span style='letter-spacing:.3pt;'> </span><span style='letter-spacing:-.05pt;'>\ s</span><span style='letter-spacing:.05pt;'>h</span><span style='letter-spacing:-.05pt;'>a</span><span style='letter-spacing:.05pt;'>d</span><span style='letter-spacing:-.05pt;'>o</span>w,
Unc<span style='letter-spacing:-.05pt;'>e</span>rta<span style='letter-spacing:-.05pt;'>i</span>n, L<span style='letter-spacing:-.05pt;'>o</span>w<span style='letter-spacing:.2pt;'> </span>d<span style='letter-spacing:-.05pt;'>e</span>nsity,
<span style='letter-spacing:.05pt;'>A</span>ssum<span style='letter-spacing:-.05pt;'>e</span>d<span style='letter-spacing:.4pt;'> </span>wo<span style='letter-spacing:.05pt;'>o</span><span style='letter-spacing:-.05pt;'>d</span>l<span style='letter-spacing:.05pt;'>a</span>n<span style='letter-spacing:.05pt;'>d, </span>F<span style='letter-spacing:.05pt;'>a</span>il<span style='letter-spacing:.05pt;'>e</span><span style='letter-spacing:-.05pt;'>d, </span><span style='letter-spacing:.05pt;'>W</span>in<span style='letter-spacing:.05pt;'>d</span>blow.</span></p>

<p>IOA
categories are <span>Open<span style='letter-spacing:.2pt;'> </span>water, <span style='letter-spacing:.05pt;'>G</span><span style='letter-spacing:-.05pt;'>r</span>assland, A<span style='letter-spacing:-.05pt;'>g</span>ric<span style='letter-spacing:-.05pt;'>u</span>ltu<span style='letter-spacing:-.05pt;'>r</span>al<span style='letter-spacing:.5pt;'> </span>l<span style='letter-spacing:-.05pt;'>a</span>n<span style='letter-spacing:-.05pt;'>d</span>,
Urb<span style='letter-spacing:.05pt;'>a</span>n, R<span style='letter-spacing:-.05pt;'>o</span><span style='letter-spacing:.05pt;'>a</span><span style='letter-spacing:-.05pt;'>d</span>, Rive<span style='letter-spacing:-.05pt;'>r,
</span>P<span style='letter-spacing:-.05pt;'>o</span>we<span style='letter-spacing:-.05pt;'>r</span>li<span style='letter-spacing:-.05pt;'>n</span>e, Q<span style='letter-spacing:-.05pt;'>u</span>a<span style='letter-spacing:-.05pt;'>r</span>ry,
B<span style='letter-spacing:-.05pt;'>a</span>r<span style='letter-spacing:-.05pt;'>e</span>
area, Wi<span style='letter-spacing:-.05pt;'>n</span><span style='letter-spacing:.05pt;'>d</span>f<span style='letter-spacing:-.05pt;'>a</span>rm, Ot<span style='letter-spacing:-.05pt;'>h</span><span style='letter-spacing:.05pt;'>e</span>r<span style='letter-spacing:.25pt;'> </span>v<span style='letter-spacing:-.05pt;'>e</span>g<span style='letter-spacing:-.05pt;'>e</span>tati<span style='letter-spacing:-.05pt;'>o</span><span style='letter-spacing:.05pt;'>n</span>.</span></p>

<p>For further information regarding the interpreted forest
types (IFT) and the interpreted open areas (IOA) please see NFI description of
attributes available on<span>  </span><a href='https://www.forestresearch.gov.uk/' target='_blank' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'>www.forestresearch.gov.uk</a></p>