Welcome to
Scotland’s Finest Woods Awards

The Schools and Early Years competitions for 2026
are now open for entries.
ALL other categories will open in due course – please check back here.

The annual Scotland’s Finest Woods Awards’ Programme strives to reward and showcase all that is best in Scotland’s forests and woods.  This is your opportunity to shine the light on your woodland project and be recognised for your efforts along with your trees.  We greatly value your participation so that the Awards programme can happen.  Along the way, the Programme is delivered with the contributions of many, including you, our entrants, our volunteer trustees and judges, as well as sponsors and supporters and others.  Thank you for your contribution to making the Awards ceremony the success it was.

Check back here soon for news of the 2026 programme in the other categories and follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn to be kept informed of updates. 

You can find details about each of the Award Categories on the individual ‘Awards’ webpages where you will also find the details about the entry criteria.  The entry criteria vary each year so please check if your project is eligible in the year of entry.  

Winners for 2025  

Thank you to all entrants who took the time to enter their project for the 2025 Awards Programme.  We were delighted to announce the winners at an Awards Ceremony on 4th December 2025 at the Scottish Parliament.

Schools Award

Early Years Award

New Native Woods Award

Urban Forestry Award

Farm Woodland Award

Quality Timber Awards:  New Commercial Woods

Quality Timber Awards:  Excellence in Silviculture 

Quality Timber Awards:  Multipurpose Forestry

Climate Change Champion Award

Community Woodland Group – Large Group Winner and Overall winner 

All Awardees 2025

If you’d like to remind yourself of previous winners, have a look
at the recordings of the Awards Ceremonies in 2021, 2022 and 2023, held as hybrid events.