Fourteen students from eight different colleges have received this year’s RFS Silky Fox Handsaw Awards for their progress in hands-on skills in tree and woodland care.
Adam Pickles, RFS Future Foresters officer, says: “In this most extraordinary of years, it has been truly heartening to hear from colleges about students whose practical skills have progressed in leaps and bounds. We hope these awards, which recognise their individual achievements, will encourage them as they follow careers as foresters and arborists.
“ Our thanks to Silky Fox Handsaws for making these awards possible.”
A spokesperson for Capel Manor College adds: “This is an important partnership to have with the RFS and shows to the students that there is a larger industry out there. The opportunities and experiences they can achieve can start while they are still learning about the industry, and open further avenues to explore once their qualifications are completed.”
Recipients were:
Adam Edwards, Intermediate Diploma in Tree Surgery Level 2
James Stewart, Introduction to Tree Surgery Level 1
Rhinallt Eleas Ellis, Level 2 Countryside Management
Daniel Savin, BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma in Countryside Management
Herefordshire and Ludlow College
Chad Abell, Arborist Standard Level 2
Kyle Bishop, City & Guilds Arboriculture Level 2 Technical Certificate
Kane Haworth, City & Guilds Arboriculture Level 2 Technical Certificate
Rhys Beardsmore, City & Guilds Level 2 Technical Certificate in Forestry and Arboriculture
Harrison Ovenden, Apprenticeship Standard – Forestry & Arborist Level 2
Aaron Stanway, Level 3 Advanced Technical Extended Diploma in Forestry and Arboriculture
Alexander Pointon, Level 3 Advanced Technical Extended Diploma in Forestry and Arboriculture
Ian Price, Level 3 Extended Diploma Countryside Management
Tom Pretty, Level 2 Arborist Apprenticeship
Ben Cross, Level 2 in Forestry and Arboriculture
