Welcome to the 2023
Scotland’s Finest Woods Awards!

The annual Scotland’s Finest Woods Awards’ Programme strives to reward and showcase all that is best in Scotland’s forests and woods.

A celebratory Awards Ceremony was held to reveal the winners with Scottish Forestry’s support in the Scottish Government Pavilion at the Royal Highland Show, Ingliston on 23 June 2023.  Roll of Honour 2023 lists all the winners for this year.

Thank you to everyone who entered this year’s competitions.   We need your participation for the programme to happen, along with contributions of many others along the way, including our trustees, our judges, delivery partners and supporters.

You can follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn to keep updated about the launch of next year’s programme.

 

EARLY YEARS AWARD

Scottish Forestry trophy for Early Years' Award 2023 – Winner: Bushcraft Bairns, Comrie. © Julie Broadfoot
Scottish Forestry trophy for Early Years’ Award 2023 – Winner: Bushcraft Bairns, Comrie.
© Julie Broadfoot

 

 

SCHOOLS AWARD

Crown Estate Scotland trophy for Schools - 2023 Winner: Fordyce Primary School, Aberdeenshire. © Julie Broadfoot
Crown Estate Scotland trophy for Schools – 2023 Winner: Fordyce Primary School, Aberdeenshire.
© Julie Broadfoot

FARM WOODLAND AWARD – Young People Competition

Farm Woodland Award - Winner of Scottish Woodlands Ltd trophy for Young People 2023: David Carruth, for Brodoclea Farm, Dalry, Ayrshire. © Julie Broadfoot
Farm Woodland Award – Winner of Scottish Woodlands Ltd trophy for Young People 2023: David Carruth, for Brodoclea Farm, Dalry, Ayrshire.
© Julie Broadfoot

 

 

 

NEW NATIVE WOODS AWARD

Woodland Trust Scotland trophy for New Native Woods - 2023 Winner: Robin Sedgwick for Martyn's Wood, Crannich, Isle of Mull. © Julie Broadfoot
Woodland Trust Scotland trophy for New Native Woods – 2023 Winner: Robin Sedgwick for Martyn’s Wood, Crannich, Isle of Mull.
© Julie Broadfoot
New Native Woods Award 2023 - Highly Commended: Strathvaich New Native Woodland, Garve. © Julie Broadfoot
New Native Woods Award 2023 – Highly Commended: Strathvaich New Native Woodland, Garve.
© Julie Broadfoot

QUALITY TIMBER AWARDS
New Commercial Woods Competition

Quality Timber Awards 2023 - James Jones trophy for New Commercial Woodland - Winner: Richard Davidson for Crofthead, Moffat. © Julie Broadfoot
Quality Timber Awards 2023 – James Jones trophy for New Commercial Woodland – Winner: Richard Davidson for Crofthead, Moffat.
© Julie Broadfoot

Multipurpose Forestry Competition

Quality Timber Awards 2023 - John Kennedy trophy for Multipurpose Forestry - Winner: CCF LLP for Barracks Forest, Kinloch Rannoch. © Julie Broadfoot
Quality Timber Awards 2023 – John Kennedy trophy for Multipurpose Forestry – Winner: CCF LLP for Barracks Forest, Kinloch Rannoch.
© Julie Broadfoot
Quality Timber Awards 2023 for Multipurpose Forestry - Commended: EB8 Ltd for Clow and Condie, Bridge of Earn. © Julie Broadfoot
Quality Timber Awards 2023 for Multipurpose Forestry – Commended: EB8 Ltd for Clow and Condie, Bridge of Earn.
© Julie Broadfoot

The Dulverton Flagon

Quality Timber Awards 2023 - Dulverton Flagon, as a special prize for commercial woodland design in a sensitive landscape: Bamberg Ltd for Ardachuple, Kyles of Bute NSA, Cowal. © Julie Broadfoot
Quality Timber Awards 2023 – Dulverton Flagon, as a special prize for commercial woodland design in a sensitive landscape: Bamberg Ltd for Ardachuple, Kyles of Bute NSA, Cowal.
© Julie Broadfoot

 

CLIMATE CHANGE CHAMPION AWARD

CarbonStore trophy for Climate Change Champion - 2023 Winner: Future Forest Company for Dumyat, Stirling. © Julie Broadfoot
CarbonStore trophy for Climate Change Champion – 2023 Winner: Future Forest Company for Dumyat, Stirling.
© Julie Broadfoot
Climate Change Champion Award 2023 - Highly Commended: Clyde Climate Forest, Clyde valley. © Julie Broadfoot
Climate Change Champion Award 2023 – Highly Commended: Clyde Climate Forest, Clyde valley.
© Julie Broadfoot

 

 

COMMUNITY WOODLANDS AWARD
Large Community Woodland Group

Community Woodlands Award - Large Group and Overall Winner of Tim Stead trophy - 2023 Winner: Friends of Almondell & Calderwood with West Lothian Council for Almondell and Calderwood Country Park, Broxburn. © Julie Broadfoot
Community Woodlands Award – Large Group and Overall Winner of Tim Stead trophy – 2023 Winner: Friends of Almondell & Calderwood with West Lothian Council for Almondell and Calderwood Country Park, Broxburn.
© Julie Broadfoot
Community Woodlands Award - Large Group 2023: Highly Commended for Carron Valley Community Woodland, Stirlingshire. © Julie Broadfoot
Community Woodlands Award – Large Group 2023: Highly Commended for Carron Valley Community Woodland, Stirlingshire.
© Julie Broadfoot

Small Community Woodland Group

Community Woodlands Award - Small Group Winner 2023: Doune Community Woodland Group for Doune Ponds. © Julie Broadfoot
Community Woodlands Award – Small Group Winner 2023: Doune Community Woodland Group for Doune Ponds.
© Julie Broadfoot

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All photography with thanks to:  © Julie Broadfoot


Thank you to everyone who entered this year’s competitions.   We need your participation for the programme to happen, along with contributions of many others along the way, including our trustees, our judges, delivery partners and supporters.

You can find details about each of the Award Categories on the ‘Awards’ webpages.  The details will be updated when we are ready to launch next year’s programme – remember to check back here early in 2024.  The closing date will be 31 March 2024.

You can follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn.


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