| Area Name |
Population % with access to a 2ha woodland within 500m |
Woodland Cover % |
Ancient Woodland in need of restoration % |
Ancient Woodland % |
woods threatened in last 10 years |
lost or damaged in last 10 years |
Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire is among the least wooded counties in England.
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|
8.7 |
7.9 |
10.6 |
27.4 |
2 |
0 |
Berkshire
Berkshire has one of the highest rates of threats to ancient woodland in England.
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|
13.0 |
16.5 |
8.8 |
26.8 |
14 |
3 |
Bristol
Bristol and the surrounding area is among the least wooded counties in England.
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|
13.9 |
6.1 |
2.7 |
8.2 |
0 |
0 |
Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire has one of the highest numbers of threats to ancient woodland.
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|
20.2 |
11.4 |
18.7 |
41.5 |
25 |
4 |
Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire is the least wooded county in England!
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|
4.5 |
3.5 |
8.2 |
23.4 |
9 |
3 |
Cheshire
Cheshire is one of the worst counties in England for woodland cover, and faces a high number of threats from development.
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|
13.7 |
6.4 |
2.9 |
12.5 |
11 |
5 |
Cornwall
The number of people in Cornwall who can visit a wood near their home is among the lowest in England.
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|
7.6 |
7.5 |
6.7 |
11.2 |
5 |
1 |
County Durham
County Durham is among the least wooded counties in England.
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|
27.7 |
7.7 |
7.1 |
19.1 |
6 |
1 |
| Cumbria
|
17.5 |
10.0 |
11.0 |
24.9 |
9 |
4 |
Derbyshire
Derbyshire is among the least wooded counties in England.
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|
15.2 |
8.7 |
9.0 |
21.8 |
6 |
0 |
Devon
Devon is among the top five counties in England for woodland cover
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|
14.3 |
19.2 |
5.8 |
12.4 |
8 |
0 |
| Dorset
|
18.0 |
11.9 |
11.0 |
23.8 |
10 |
4 |
East Riding of Yorkshire
East Riding of Yorkshire is England's second least wooded county with few people having woodland near their homes.
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|
2.7 |
3.7 |
1.5 |
2.7 |
0 |
0 |
East Sussex
East Sussex among the best - and the worst - for woodland.
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|
10.0 |
18.7 |
16.8 |
62.8 |
40 |
8 |
Essex
Essex has one of the highest numbers of threats to ancient woodland. And Essex is also one of the least wooded.
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|
14.4 |
6.6 |
6.3 |
36.0 |
40 |
0 |
Gloucestershire
A testing time for woodland in Gloucestershire.
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|
14.0 |
12.3 |
28.8 |
49.1 |
5 |
2 |
Greater London
Greater London's woodland figures all in the red.
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|
9.1 |
8.2 |
1.8 |
19.4 |
12 |
2 |
Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester is among the least wooded counties in England.
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|
31.3 |
7.7 |
0.2 |
8.5 |
1 |
1 |
Hampshire
Hampshire is among the best - and the very worst - counties for woodland.
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|
21.5 |
19.4 |
13.7 |
39.3 |
48 |
9 |
| Herefordshire
|
9.9 |
11.5 |
28.1 |
50.4 |
11 |
7 |
| Hertfordshire
|
17.5 |
10.6 |
13.0 |
32.7 |
29 |
0 |
Isle of Wight
A testing time for woodland on the Isle of Wight.
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|
17.0 |
13.2 |
15.8 |
31.8 |
4 |
0 |
Kent
Kent worst county in England for high numbers of threats to ancient woodland and overall woodland losses.
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|
14.5 |
13.1 |
17.1 |
59.9 |
88 |
14 |
Lancashire
Lancashire among the worst counties in England for the high number of threats to ancient woodland. AND Lancashire is one of the least wooded
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|
15.8 |
6.5 |
2.4 |
14.8 |
13 |
3 |
Leicestershire
Leicestershire's woodland figures are all in the red with the county being one of the five worst in England for woodland cover.
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|
4.4 |
5.8 |
4.7 |
14.1 |
6 |
1 |
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire's woodland figures all in the red AND the county is one of the five worst in England for woodland cover.
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|
5.8 |
4.2 |
12.2 |
24.1 |
12 |
5 |
Merseyside
Merseyside is among the least wooded counties in England.
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|
23 |
6.9 |
0.00 |
2.6 |
3 |
1 |
Norfolk
Norfolk has one of the highest numbers of threats to ancient woodland.
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|
9.8 |
10.1 |
3.2 |
5.3 |
11 |
0 |
North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire among the least wooded counties in England.
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|
12.7 |
8.4 |
12.5 |
21.6 |
9 |
2 |
Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire's woodland figures all in the red.
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|
5.8 |
7.0 |
19.3 |
41.1 |
19 |
5 |
Northumberland
Northumberland is among the best counties in England for woodland cover
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|
16.1 |
17.4 |
2.9 |
5.8 |
6 |
2 |
Nottinghamshire
A testing time for woodland in Nottinghamshire.
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|
13.0 |
9.7 |
5.4 |
12.9 |
11 |
1 |
Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire's woodland figures are all in the red.
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|
5.0 |
9.0 |
11.9 |
33.3 |
14 |
1 |
| Rutland
|
8.4 |
6.4 |
12.8 |
36.2 |
3 |
3 |
Shropshire
Shropshire has one of the highest numbers of threats to ancient woods.
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|
23.8 |
9.3 |
17.6 |
29.4 |
10 |
7 |
Somerset
Somerset has one of the highest numbers of threats to ancient woods.
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|
11.6 |
8.4 |
13.5 |
31.9 |
14 |
7 |
South Yorkshire
A testing time for woodland in South Yorkshire.
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|
29.5 |
10.3 |
13.8 |
28.8 |
9 |
1 |
| Staffordshire
|
15.1 |
9.2 |
11.6 |
23.7 |
14 |
0 |
| Suffolk
|
8.1 |
9.4 |
4.1 |
12.7 |
2 |
1 |
Surrey
Surrey takes gold as the best county in England for woodland cover BUT woodland threats remain extremely high.
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|
17.0 |
24.8 |
7.2 |
23.3 |
38 |
5 |
| Tyne & Wear
|
8.8 |
8.1 |
20.5 |
27.2 |
1 |
1 |
Warwickshire
Warwickshire's woodland figures all in the red.
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|
6.9 |
6.6 |
13.5 |
31.4 |
14 |
1 |
West Midlands
The West Midlands is among the worst counties for high numbers of threats to ancient woodland... AND is one of the five least wooded counties in England!
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|
17.0 |
5.8 |
5.2 |
14.0 |
17 |
1 |
West Sussex
West Sussex among the best - and the worst - counties for woodland.
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|
14.5 |
21.4 |
23.0 |
51.1 |
38 |
9 |
| West Yorkshire
|
15.0 |
7.9 |
12.5 |
23.6 |
17 |
6 |
| Wiltshire
|
8.3 |
9.9 |
19.6 |
37.7 |
9 |
2 |
| Worcestershire
|
11.5 |
9.8 |
15.6 |
36.7 |
13 |
3 |