Forests
(asked on 11th July 2022) - View Source
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many tree nurseries are operated by Forestry England; how many staff Forestry England employ in those nurseries; and what the total number of trees grown by those nurseries was in each of the last five years.
Forestry England operated two forest nurseries until April 2022, when Wykeham Nursery in Yorkshire was closed. Forestry England now operates a single nursery at Delamere in Cheshire.
The table below contains a breakdown of tree production quantities and staff numbers (full time equivalent) for Forestry England nurseries over the past five growing seasons.
Year | Wykeham Nursery Trees (Millions) | Delamere Nursery Trees (Millions) | Staff (FTE) | Agency Staff (FTE) | Total Trees (M) | Total Staff |
17/18 | 6 | 8.1 | 43 | 42 | 14.1 | 86 |
18/19 | 2.8 | 8 | 40 | 38 | 10.8 | 78 |
19/20 | 6 | 5.8 | 43 | 39 | 11.8 | 82 |
20/21 | 2.9 | 8.8 | 43 | 30 | 11.7 | 73 |
21/22 | 3.6 | 8.6 | 45 | 34 | 12.2 | 79 |