Native Woodland Survey Data Explorer

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Information includes detail on:

Within the application, you can view the native woodland areas and associated data including:

These datasets can also be downloaded for analysis (or use in your own applications) via our Open Data Portal.

Did you know?

The survey covered 311,153 hectares (ha) of native woods. This amounted to 22.5% of Scotland's woodlands - some 4% of the total Scottish land area.

There were also 13,383 ha of nearly-native woods (those with 40 to 50% native species in the tree canopy).

The Native Woodland Survey of Scotland (NWSS) identified and mapped all of Scotland's woodlands, including their:

Launched in 2014, it was the first authoritative inventory of our native woods. The survey also created a baseline for future monitoring of change.

The most widespread threat to the condition of native woods is excessive herbivore impact. This is largely due to deer.

Threats from non-native tree species and invasive non-native shrub species (especially rhododendron) remain locally important.