Agriculture and Forestry

Farm Type (Number of Holdings), 2006

Cereals
General Cropping
Horticulture
Pigs and Poultry
Dairy
Grazing Livestock (LFA)
Grazing Livestock (Lowland)
Mixed
Other

Burnley

*
*
10
*

*
104
Chorley
13
5
21
37
51
22
101
22
281
Fylde
16
8
17
21
62

64
19
155
Hyndburn

*
*
11
74

*
104
Lancaster
*
*
17
*
184
170
127
10
374
Pendle
*

*
*
59
174

9
216
Preston
*
*
14
*
83
*
92
17
201
Ribble Valley
*

12
*
166
264
138
20
428
Rossendale

*
*
20
133

9
194
South Ribble
9
*
52
*
39

73
8
193
West Lancashire
57
189
160
25
12

65
27
282
Wyre
20
25
22
40
136
25
159
33
355

Lancashire County no.
121
236
326
288
833
937
819
184
2,887
Lancashire County %
1.8
3.6
4.9
4.3
12.6
14.1
12.4
2.8
43.5

Blackburn with Darwen

7
*
24
79
11
*
160
Blackpool

14
*

*
*
*

Lancashire NUTS-2
121
236
*
*
857
1,016
*
*
*

North West no.
670
520
790
810
2,990
3,452
3,341
857
10,007
North West %
2.9
2.2
3.4
3.5
12.8
14.7
14.3
3.7
42.7

England no.
22,363
8,802
9,246
8,346
12,628
12,666
32,894
10,836
82,600
England %
11.2
4.4
4.6
4.2
6.3
6.3
16.4
5.4
41.2
Note * suppressed data to prevent disclosure of information about individual holdings
Source DEFRA - June Agricultural Census, 2006

Farm Size (Number of Holdings), 2006

Less than 5 ha
5 to <20 ha
20 to <50 ha
50 to <100 ha
100 ha or greater

Burnley
88
47
29
17
16
Chorley
270
125
83
50
25
Fylde
186
44
49
41
42
Hyndburn
99
53
32
18
8
Lancaster
366
129
136
145
134
Pendle
225
119
84
33
29
Preston
219
74
78
39
20
Ribble Valley
433
165
178
157
135
Rossendale
164
118
56
18
21
South Ribble
243
75
41
32
11
West Lancashire
386
156
109
99
67
Wyre
405
141
111
110
48

Lancashire County no.
3,084
1,246
986
759
556
Lancashire County %
46.5
18.8
14.9
11.4
8.4

Blackburn with Darwen
159
73
49
20
11
Blackpool
42
*
*
*

Lancashire NUTS-2 no.
3,285
*
*
766
567
Lancashire NUTS-2 %
*
*
*
*
*

North West no.
10,099
4,292
3,407
3,070
3,569
North West %
43.1
18.3
14.5
13.1
11.0

England no.
84,612
39,619
27,700
21,782
26,668
England %
42.2
19.8
13.8
10.9
13.3
Note * suppressed data to prevent disclosure of information about individual holdings
Source DEFRA - June Agricultural Census, 2006

Agricultural Employment, 2006

Farmers
Managers
Male Employees
Female Employees
Casual Labour
Total Labour
F-T
P-T
F-T
P-T
F-T
P-T
F-T
P-T

Burnley
77
108
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
Chorley
245
314
*
*
96
34
62
63
39
877
Fylde
210
212
*
*
106
45
13
22
70
711
Hyndburn
78
134
*
*
*
14
*
*
*
262
Lancaster
556
509
23
*
172
81
*
49
67
1,541
Pendle
204
285
*
*
18
19
*
19
*
581
Preston
242
204
*
*
97
38
41
23
65
733
Ribble Valley
631
620
12
*
95
73
*
33
101
1,576
Rossendale
123
303
*
*
*
*
*
19
*
495
South Ribble
207
224
15
11
82
43
17
46
92
737
West Lancashire
617
469
110
24
577
82
160
120
*
*
Wyre
475
399
43
*
116
77
*
71
110
1,332

Lancashire County no.
3,666
3,782
277
68
1,389
524
422
476
1,286
11,890
Lancashire County %
30.8
31.8
2.3
0.6
11.7
4.4
3.5
4.0
10.8
100.0

Blackburn with Darwen
133
172
*
*
11
*
*
8
*
356
Blackpool
*
*
*
*
*

*
61

Lancashire NUTS-2 no.
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
484
*
12,307
Lancashire NUTS-2 %
*
*
*
*
*
*

3.9
*
100.0

North West no.
13,577
13,536
722
224
3,843
1,614
831
1,353
3,316
39,016
North West %
34.8
34.7
1.9
0.6
9.8
4.1
2.1
3.5
8.5
100.0

England no.
96,720
127,049
9,848
4,432
38,879
15,216
7,958
13,197
47,718
361,017
England %
26.8
35.2
2.7
1.2
10.8
4.2
2.2
3.7
13.3
100.0
Note * suppressed data to prevent disclosure of information about individual holdings
Source DEFRA - June Agricultural Census, 2006

Total Farmed Area, 2006 (hectares)

Crops and Fallow
Temporary Grass
Permanent Grass
Rough Grazing
Woodland
Set-Aside
All Other Land
Total

Burnley
*
80
3,941
1,526
154
*
23
*
Chorley
1,443
979
8,080
3,193
169
169
*
*
Fylde
*
1,721
6,499
143
135
375
206
*
Hyndburn
*
224
3,681
503
*
*
*
*
Lancaster
*
1,453
31,758
11,528
1,286
*
301
*
Pendle
*
1,225
9,092
1,737
97
*
*
*
Preston
262
684
7,906
*
58
*
*
*
Ribble Valley
*
2,511
32,804
13,433
929
*
246
*
Rossendale
*
157
6,649
1,616
58
*
24
*
South Ribble
1,101
651
4,690
45
100
131
125
6,843
West Lancashire
15,669
1,471
4,572
*
*
1,336
393
*
Wyre
3,174
2,694
12,550
2,583
*
211
248
*

Lancashire County no.
25,983
13,848
132,223
37,859
3,643
2,306
1,756
217,618
Lancashire County %
11.9
6.4
60.8
17.4
1.7
1.1
0.8
100.0

Blackburn with Darwen
*
243
4,947
1,107
73
*
26
*
Blackpool
*

120
*

8
*

Lancashire NUTS-2 no.
*
14,091
137,290
*
3,716
*
1,790

Lancashire NUTS-2 %
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
100.0

North West no.
111,604
82,287
529,814
176,764
17,309
10,612
7,481
905,084
North West %
11.9
8.8
56.6
18.9
1.8
1.1
0.8
100.0

England no.
3,842,238
589,437
3,330,440
669,819
296,000
439,0.0
161,609
9,328,573
England %
41.2
6.3
35.7
7.2
3.2
4.7
1.7
100.0
Note * suppressed data to prevent disclosure of information about individual holdings
Source DEFRA - June Agricultural Census, 2006

Agricultural Land Classification (ALC)

Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Non-agricultural
Urban

North Lancashire
Ha

16,916
39,491
18,376
19,475
1,030
9,338
%
0.0
16.2
37.7
17.6
18.6
1.0
8.9
Blackpool
Ha

188
548

31
2,691
%
0.0
5.4
15.9
0.0
0.0
0.9
77.8
Fylde
Ha

7,736
5,524
349

939
1,748
%
0.0
47.5
33.9
2.1
0.0
5.8
10.7
Lancaster
Ha

625
21,331
15,495
16,512

2,609
%
0.0
1.1
37.7
27.4
29.2
0.0
4.6
Wyre
Ha

8,367
12,088
2,532
2,963
60
2,290
%
0.0
29.6
42.7
8.9
10.5
0.2
8.1

Central Lancashire
Ha
21,978
5,872
35,107
5,402
2,858
340
8,883
%
27.3
7.3
43.6
6.7
3.6
0.4
11.0
Chorley
Ha
1,302
384
12,268
2,257
2,525
275
1,279
%
6.4
1.9
60.5
11.1
12.4
1.4
6.3
Preston
Ha

117
10,930
498
217

2,497
%
0.0
0.8
76.7
3.5
1.5
0.0
17.5
South Ribble
Ha
286
963
7,257
740

2,053
%
2.5
8.5
64.2
6.5
0.0
0.0
18.2
West Lancashire
Ha
20,390
4,408
4,652
1,907
116
65
3,054
%
58.9
12.7
13.4
5.5
0.3
0.2
8.8

Lancashire West
Ha
21,978
22,788
74,598
23,778
22,333
1,370
18,221
%
11.9
12.3
40.3
12.8
12.1
0.7
9.8

East Lancashire
Ha

18,685
54,873
37,982
1,979
7,741
%
0.0
0.0
15.4
45.3
31.3
1.6
6.4
Blackburn with Darwen
Ha

1,299
4,736
4,872
180
2,614
%
0.0
0.0
9.5
34.6
35.6
1.3
19.1
Burnley
Ha

1,052
3,691
4,801
13
1,514
%
0.0
0.0
9.5
33.3
43.4
0.1
13.7
Hyndburn
Ha

203
4,822
681

1,593
%
0.0
0.0
2.8
66.1
9.3
0.0
21.8
Pendle
Ha

866
10,453
3,993

1,624
%
0.0
0.0
5.1
61.7
23.6
0.0
9.6
Ribble Valley
Ha

15,265
24,770
16,247
1,770
396
%
0.0
0.0
26.1
42.4
27.8
3.0
0.7
Rossendale
Ha

6,401
7,388
16

%
0.0
0.0
0.0
46.4
53.5
0.1
0.0

Lancashire County
Ha
21,978
22,601
91,435
73,914
55,444
3,139
20,658
%
7.6
7.8
31.6
25.6
19.2
1.1
7.1
Lancashire NUTS-2
Ha
21,978
22,789
93,282
78,650
60,316
3,350
25,963
%
7.2
7.4
30.5
25.7
19.7
1.1
8.5

North West
Ha
29,133
73,899
480,952
275,175
355,588
49,355
148,867
%
2.1
5.2
34.0
19.5
25.2
3.5
10.5
England
Ha
354,562
1,848,874
6,290,210
1,839,581
1,100,305
655,856
951,424
%
2.7
14.2
48.2
14.1
8.4
5.0
7.3
Source (External) DEFRA - Agricultural Land Classification Statistics

Woodland and Trees - Key Facts (1999)

The total area of woodland of 0.1 hectares and over in Lancashire is 14,078 hectares. This represents 4.6% of the land area.
Broadleaved woodland is the dominant forest type representing 52% of all woodland. Conifer woodland represents 24.4%, Mixed woodland 15.0% and Open Space within woodlands 7.2%.
The main conifer species is Sitka spruce covering 2,293 hectares or 52.7% of all conifer species. The main broadleaved species is oak covering 1,584 hectares or 18.6% of all broadleaved species.
1,662 hectares or 12% of woodland over 2 hectares is owned by or leased to the Forestry Commission and 11,742 hectares or 88% of woodland is in Other ownership.
There are a total of 1,244 woods over 2 hectares within Lancashire with a mean wood area of 10.8 hectares. There are a total of 2,492 woods from 0.1 - <2.0 hectares with a mean wood area of 0.27 hectares.
There are 1.6 million live trees outside woodland in Lancashire.
Woodland land cover increased by over 2,400 hectares from 3.7% to 4.5% of the land area between 1980 and 1999.
The area of broadleaves increased by 25% between 1980 and 1999, with the relative proportion of broadleaves to conifers increasing from 64% to 66%.

Source (External) Forestry Commission - National Inventory of Woodland and Trees: County Report for Lancashire

Agriculture and Forestry

Woodland and Trees - Key Facts (1999)

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