The Changing Attitudes Award
Presented to an individual, business or organisation promoting the forestry and wood sector through personal engagement, campaigning, or communication.
This award is sponsored by Scottish Woodlands Ltd.
Presented to an individual, business or organisation promoting the forestry and wood sector through personal engagement, campaigning, or communication.
This award is sponsored by Scottish Woodlands Ltd.
Forest Manager, Scottish Woodlands
Over the past year, Jillian has done important work to portray forestry in a positive light in the farming community through involvement with the Scottish Association of Young Farmers Clubs and attending panels in her spare time. She makes an effort to challenge negative views about forestry and the relationship between trees and farming in her day job and beyond.
Forest Manager, Tilhill
Emyr has taken it upon himself to promote forestry careers to young people at every opportunity. He has engaged with Careers Wales, who are now themselves more informed about our industry, and specifically targets secondary schools and colleges to establish forestry as a professional career choice. Emyr also utilises social media to showcase the opportunities the industry can offer.
Tilhill
The Timber Talks series was created to publicly promote the importance of timber and connecting well-managed public forests to timber end products. The Tilhill team have gone above and beyond to produce 18 episodes sharing the challenges and benefits of forestry to change public attitudes towards live harvesting sites.
Launched in 2014, Tomorrow’s Forests is passionate about promoting the sector and providing educational insights into how it operates. Over the past year they have dramatically increased their online following and produced a high volume of quality content highlighting the vital role forestry has to play for the ecosystem and society.