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Farm Woodland

Lilburn Trophy for Farm Woodland

Exemplary use of both woodland and agricultural practise with benefits being delivered to both the farm’s operations and quality of woodland management.
Lilburn Trophy for Farm Woodland

About

New for 2018 Scotland’s Finest Woods was kindly gifted by the Royal Highland & Agricultural Society of Scotland the magnificent Lilburn Trophy especially to create a new award for Farm Woodlands. The competition is to reward the very best of Scotland’s Farm Woodlands that form part of good agricultural practise. The winning farmers are judged as demonstrating exemplary use of both woodland and agricultural practise with benefits being delivered to both the farm’s operations and quality of woodland management. The Farm Woodland Award was first awarded in 2018. This Award was sponsored by F&W Forestry in 2024 & 2025.

Current Winner

Norman Laing for Rhanich Croft, Edderton, Highland

Previous Winners

  • 2024 - Nicholas Marshall for Baddinsgill Farm Trust, East Linton, Scottish Borders
  • 2023 - No Award
  • 2022 - Joint winners:
    • Michael and Shirley Clarke for Williamwood, Lockerbie
    • The Lockett Family for Knockbain Farm, Dingwall
  • 2021 - North Tillydaff, Midmar, Aberdeenshire (Wendy Seel and Anne Taylor)
  • 2019 - Kilrie Farm, Kirkcaldy, Fife (John Drysdale and Kieran Kelly)
  • 2018 - Gascoigne Farm Ltd, Broughton, Scottish Borders (Peter Gascoigne)

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Lilburn Trophy for Farm Woodland
Lilburn Trophy for Farm Woodland
Current winner
Norman Laing for Rhanich Croft, Edderton, Highland
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