Scottish timber availability good over next 50 years - but work to be done
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The 50 year outlook for Scotland’s timber industries is looking positive, according to a report published by the Forestry Commission, but close collaboration with the forest industries will be important to ensure that a consistent timber supply is delivered.
The report provides a forecast of potential availability of softwood timber from British forests over the next 50 years, highlighting a significant increase in availability to the mid 2030s but a subsequent drop off to 2050.
Forestry Commission Scotland has said that the aim will be to manage the existing resource to minimise peaks and drops in availability to ensure a steady supply of timber coming to market throughout this period, mirroring current record high levels of production.
‘50-Year Forecast of Softwood Availability’ and the ‘50-Year Forecast of Hardwood Availability’ for Great Britain are two in a series of outputs for the National Forest Inventory. They are available to download from the NFI pages of the Forestry Commission website at
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