Scotland's Finest Woods Awards

Awards 2012

Quality Timber Awards

Opening for entry soon!

We are delighted that the competitions for the Quality Timber Awards are sponsored by four of Britain's leading forest products companies - BSW Timber, Egger Forestry, Iggesund Forestry and James Jones & Sons Ltd.

Our judges' task will be to find and reward silvicultural excellence!

Who can enter?

Entry is open to woodlands located anywhere in Scotland.

There are three competition categories:

NEW AWARD! New commercial woodland - entry is open to a newly planted productive and predominantly conifer woodland of 10 hectares or more in extent, up to 5 years old and established on previously bare land where the planning, practice and management regime is designed to result in high quality timber production.

Small woods, a single stand or compartment of trees - entry is open to a small wood, stand or compartment of trees where the exemplary use of silvicultural techniques, practice and management results in high quality timber production.

Whole estate - entry is open to woodland estates where a number of different activities are taking place. The production of high quality timber must be a major objective. Other objectives might include, for example, providing recreation and visitor facilities and/or conservation.

Full entry criteria are given in the entry forms.

Prizes

There is £3,000 in cash prizes available.

This shall be awarded for each category by way of £1,000 for each winning project at the discretion of the judges.

In addition three prestigious trophies will be awarded to the winners of each category at the discretion of the judges with custody for one year:

NEW AWARD! New commercial woodland - James Jones Trophy for New Commercial Woods.

Single stand or compartment of trees - the Hunter Blair Trophy for Silvicultural Excellence.

Whole estate - the John Kennedy Trophy for Multi-purpose Woodlands.

In addition, the winners and any other entrants commended by the judges will receive a certificate and a wooden display plaque recording their achievement.

The winners will be presented with their prizes on Friday, 22nd June 2012 at the Royal Highland Show at Ingliston.

How to enter

Simply complete a short entry form with basic location and contact details and state in no more than 500 words why you think your entry would make a worthy winner of this prestigious award.

Please provide any supporting information such as a summary management plan, map, publicity leaflets, photographs or videos that you feel will help our judges make their decision.

The deadline for entries is 31st March 2012.

The competition for the prestigious Silver Jubilee Prize is in celebration of our 25th year.

We are inviting all the winners of the Hunter Blair Trophy for silvicultural excellence or the John Kennedy Trophy for multi-purpose woodlands over the last 25 years to enter this exciting once-only competition.

Our judges' task will be to find the 'champion of champions'!

Who can enter?

Entry is open to all the winners of the Hunter Blair Trophy for silvicultural excellence or the John Kennedy Trophy for multi-purpose woodlands from 1985 to 2009.

Download list of eligible past winners here >>

Prizes

There is £1,500 in cash prizes available.

This shall be awarded by way of £500 each for up to two top projects and up to two runner-up prizes of £250 or otherwise at the discretion of the judges.

In addition the prestigious Hunter Blair and John Kennedy Trophies will be awarded at the discretion of the judges with custody for one year.

The winners and runners-up will also receive a wooden display plaque recording their achievement.

The winners will be presented with their prizes on Friday, 25th June 2010 at the Royal Highland Show at Ingliston.

How to enter

Simply complete a short entry form with basic location and contact details and state in no more than 500 words why you think your entry would make a worthy winner of this prestigious award.

In particular you should highlight the progress made since your winning of the original award.

Please provide any supporting information such as a summary management plan, map, publicity leaflets, photographs or videos that will help our judges make their decision.

The deadline for applications is 31st March 2010.