Eighteen teams have been challenged to enter Tilhill‘s Forestry Skills Challenge at the APF 2004 international forest machinery exhibition at Alcester, Warwickshire on September 23-25.

The competition will test a variety of forestry skills including all-terrain vehicle driving, tree identification and planting, herbicide application, logging and heave-gate building.

The prize is a three-day forestry trip to Finland, organised and escorted by Tilhill and UPM.