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This page covers the conifers (class Pinopsida). For the background to this list see parent article List of the vascular plants of Britain and Ireland. All are part of the order Pinales. Status key: * indicates an introduced species and e indicates an extinct species.
Conifers account for around one half (51%) of the UK woodland area, although this proportion varies from around one quarter (26%) in England to around three quarters (74%) in Scotland. [8] Britain's native tree flora comprises 32 species, of which 29 are broadleaves. The UK's industry and populace uses at least 50 million tonnes of timber a year.
The Gravetye Estate consists of multiple woodlands of both broadleaved trees and conifers. The forest surrounds Gravetye Manor, a privately owned hotel and restaurant. [31] Grizedale Forest: Cumbria: 2447 Grizedale Forest is within the Lake District National Park, near Windermere. The forest is mainly recreational, with several biking trails ...
The order Pinales in the division Pinophyta, class Pinopsida, comprises all the extant conifers. The distinguishing characteristic is the reproductive structure known as a cone produced by all Pinales. All of the extant conifers, such as Araucaria, cedar, celery-pine, cypress, fir, juniper, kauri, larch, pine, redwood, spruce, and yew, are ...
List of the vascular plants of Britain and Ireland (conifers) covers the conifers ; The remaining parts cover the flowering plants (Magnoliopsida): List of the vascular plants of Britain and Ireland (dicotyledons) List of the vascular plants of Britain and Ireland (Rosaceae), covering the dicotyledon family Rosaceae
www.forestryengland.uk Forestry England is a division of the Forestry Commission , responsible for managing and promoting publicly owned forests in England . It was formed as Forest Enterprise in 1996, before devolving to Forest Enterprise England on 31 March 2003 and then being rebranded to Forestry England on 1 April 2019.
Due to austerity policies enacted in the UK from 2010 the Forestry Commission, like many government bodies, suffered a considerable cut in its budget to meet its running costs, despite buoyant timber production, recreation usage and revenue. There have been considerable jobs losses in some sections, starting with 450 job losses in 2011.
Following the introduction of political devolution forestry was not a reserved matter, and as such the Forestry Commission had to report to the Scottish Parliament on Scottish forestry, the Welsh Assembly in respect of Wales, and the UK Government in respect of England and certain international issues such as plant health. This was achieved by ...