Tim Stead Trophy for Community Woodlands
About
This Award is for community and urban woodlands or other social projects which involve people with their environment. The stunning timber trophy was made by the late Tim Stead, the inspirational furniture designer, wood sculptor and conservationist, in 1986 as part of his Axes for Trees project, which involved making one wooden axe head for every day of the year, and selling them to raise money to plant trees. As well as supporting craftsmen to develop the skills needed to make full use of local, native timbers, he was an enthusiastic advocate of community forestry. The Tim Stead Trophy was first awarded in 2006.
Current Winner
Gifford Community Land Company Ltd for Fawn and Speedy Wood, Gifford, East Lothian
Previous Winners
- 2024 - Highland Perthshire Communities Land Trust for Dùn Coillich, Highland Perthshire
- 2023 - Almondell and Calderwood Country Park, Broxburn, West Lothian (Overall Winner of the Tim Stead Trophy and Winner of the Large Community Woodland Group competition)
- 2022 - Taliesin Community Woodland, Near Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway (Overall Winner of the Tim Stead Trophy & Winner of the Small Community Woodland Group competition)
- 2021 - Craigmillar Castle Park, Edinburgh (Winner of the Large Community Woodland Group competition)
Laide and Aultbea Community Woodland, Laide, Ross-shire (Winner of the Small Community Woodland Group competition) - 2019 - Michaelswood Public Amenity, Aith, Shetland (Overall Winner of the Tim Stead Trophy & the Small Community Woodland Group competition)
Gifford Community Woodland, East Lothian (Winner of the Large Community Woodland Group competition) - 2018 - East Kilbride Community Trust for K-Woodlands, East Kilbride (winner Large Community Woodland Group & Overall Winner of the Tim Stead Trophy)
- 2017 - Airor Common Grazings Native Woodland, Knoydart (winner Large Community Woodland Group & Overall Winner of the Tim Stead Trophy)
Doune Ponds, Perthshire (winner Small Community Woodland Group) - 2016 - Kilfinan Community Forest, Argyll (winner of Viable Livelihoods competition & overall winner of category and Overall Winner of the Tim Stead Trophy)
Evanton Community Wood, Ross-shire (winner of Healthy Lifestyles competition) - 2015 - Knoydart Forest Trust (winner of Viable Livelihoods competition & Overall Winner of the Tim Stead Trophy)
Glasgow City Council for Castlemilk Park (winner of Healthy Lifestyles competition) - 2014 - Abriachan Forest Trust, Abriachan Forest, Inverness-shire (Healthy Lifestyles category & Overall Winner of the Tim Stead Trophy)
Kilfinan Community Forest Trust, Kilfinan Community Forest, Tighnabruich, Argyll (Viable Livelihoods category) - 2013 - Joint winners
- Dunnet Forestry Trust, Dunnet Forest, Caithness (Viable Livelihoods category)
- Falkland Centre for Stewardship, The Forest of Falkland, Fife (Healthy Lifestyles category)
- 2012 -Central Scotland Forest Trust (Polbeth & Parkhead Woodlands, West Lothian)
- 2011 - Dedridge Environment Ecology Project (Livingston, West Lothian)
- 2010 - Forres Community Woodlands Trust (Forres, Moray)
- 2009 - The Blarbuie Woodland Partnership (Lochgilphead, Argyllshire)
- 2008 - Drumchapel Woodland Group (Garscadden Wood, Glasgow)
- 2007 - The Woodland Trust (Livingston Woods)
- 2006 - Kelty Heritage Trails (Fife)
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