History thumb|upright=1.3|The Forestry Commission produces timber from state-owned forests The Forestry Commission was established as part of the Forestry Act 1919. The board was initially made up of eight forestry commissioners and was chaired by Simon Fraser, 14th Lord Lovat from 1919 to 1927. The commission was set up to increase the amount of woodland in Britain by buying land for afforestation and reforestation. The commission was also tasked with promoting forestry and the production of timber for trade. During the 1920s the Commission focused on acquiring land to begin planting out new forests; much of the land was previously used for agricultural purposes. During the Great Depression the Forestry Commission's estate continued to grow so that it was just over 360,000 hectares of land by 1934. The low cost of land, and the need to increase timber production meant that by 1939 the Forestry Commission was the largest landowner in Britain.
history thumb|upright=13|the forestry commission produces timber from state-owned forests the forestry commission was established as part of the forestry act 1919 the board was initially made up of eight forestry commissioners and was chaired by simon fraser 14th lord lovat from 1919 to 1927 the commission was set up to increase the amount of woodland in britain by buying land for afforestation and reforestation the commission was also tasked with promoting forestry and the production of timber for trade during the 1920s the commission focused on acquiring land to begin planting out new forests; much of the land was previously used for agricultural purposes during the great depression the forestry commission's estate continued to grow so that it was just over 360000 hectares of land by 1934 the low cost of land and the need to increase timber production meant that by 1939 the forestry commission was the largest landowner in britain