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THE Royal Forestry Society (RFS) Excellence
in Forestry Awards 2019 were presented at the
York Club, Windsor Great Park, last month.
14 woods and woodlands projects from
across London, southern and south-east
England were recognised at the ceremony –
placing gold, silver, or receiving a certificate
of merit in each of the five categories.
Bramshill Plantation, managed by South
England Forest District, Forestry England
at Yateley, Hampshire, was named the gold
winner in the Duke of Cornwall’s Award for
Resilient Multi-purpose Forestry category,
with Bagley Wood, St John’s College,
Kennington, Oxford, taking silver.
The Silviculture
Award was won
by Shere Manor
Estate, Bray Family,
Shere, Surrey. Silver
went to Heathlands
Copse, Cowdray Estate,
Midhurst, West Sussex,
while Hole Park Estate, Edward
Barham, Rolvenden, Kent received
the certificate of merit.
Lot 3 Wood, Riki Therivel,
Hinksey Hill, Oxford received the
gold award in the Small and Farm Woodland
Award category. Great Groves Wood, GreatGroves Settlement, Brickendon, Ware,
Hertfordshire was the recipient of the silver
award, while Beatons Wood, John McCutchan,
Arlington, East Sussex was recognised
with the certificate of merit.
The winners in the Community
Award were Pondhead
Inclosure, managed by
Pondhead Conservation
Trust in partnership with
Forestry England, New
Forest, Hampshire (gold);
Jeskyns Community
Woodland, Forestry
England, Cobham, Kent
(silver); and Vert Woods
Community Woodland CBS,
Laughton, East Sussex (certificate
of merit).
Gold in the Education and
Learning Award category (co-
sponsored by Forestry Journal)
went to Little Birds Forest Nursery,
Bury CE School, West Sussex, and joint
silver was awarded to Little Gate Project,
Beckley, East Sussex and Mottingham HallRFS Excellence in Forestry
Awards 2019 winners
announced
Patrick Evelyn (left) presents
the 2019 Sylva Trophy to
Professor Julian Evans.Excellence in Forestry winners and sponsors.