Tilhill Forestry which has a number of offices throughout Scotland scooped twelve awards at the Royal Welsh Agricultural Society Woodlands Competition (RWAS).

Two special prizes including The Charles Shakerley Memorial Perpetual Challenge Cup for the Best Conifer Entry and The Royal Forestry Society Certificate for best entry in all stand classes, were presented to Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water, a not-for-profit water company in partnership with Tilhill for the mixed woodlands of Elan Valley.

Other awards included Elan Valley recognised by the judges as Gold Medal ‘Stand Class Winners’ in both conifer woodland over 30 years old and ‘Area managed using Low Impact Silvicultural Systems (LISS)’. Tilhill Forest Manager Luke Cross was also recognised for Stand Class awards for ‘Area managed using LISS’ at Yr Allt.

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A further gold medal was awarded for Stand Class – Conifer planting or restocking (11-30 years old) to Maesycilyn Woodlands, a woodland managed by Tilhill on behalf of Gresham House.

The awards also saw woodlands managed by Tilhill winning six prizes including Gold and Silver for ‘Best Managed Woodlands’ between 51-200 hectares.

Gold was presented to Ed Clark, Tilhill Forest Manager for Cwmcringlyn, a well-designed, privately owned, woodland creation scheme resulting in a diverse productive woodland at a landscape scale, managed on behalf of Alembic Ltd.

David Edwards, Tilhill’s Forestry Director said: “It is thrilling to see the continued recognition of our forestry management team in Wales.

“It is a fantastic achievement for all our award winners who, working closely with our clients, take considerable time and care in designing, planning, and implementing woodland creation and management for healthy forests.

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“The awards truly recognise the importance of professionally-managed woodlands and the quality of the services Tilhill offers.

“Tilhill takes care of not only growing trees but also growing our people too, which is recognised through having the highest number of professionally qualified chartered foresters of any organisation.

“Congratulations to all involved.”

Tilhill Forestry Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of the BSW Timber Group and was established over 70 years ago. It operates from a network of offices throughout the UK.