On 27 Oct, 11:57, The Natural Philosopher
wrote:

Only coal and iron reduced that to the point we are now more wooded than
at any time in the last 300 years.

We're less wooded, in terms of native hardwoods, than we were in 1914

If we've gained any woodland, it's since 1947 and it's upland
plantation softwoods by the forestry commision