A Nantwich college student has scooped a national forestry award.
John Tunstall is the first Reaseheath College student to win a Royal Forestry Society (RFS) Silky Fox Handsaws Award.
He was selected as best practical student on his Level 3 Diploma in Forestry and Arboriculture course.
The new award recognises outstanding students on courses with a strong practical arboriculture or woodland management element. It is run by the RFS at 21 colleges.
John, 19, from Wimboldesley, received a Silky Gomtaro 300mm pruning saw and a year’s RFS membership.
RFS North West Midlands chairman David Gwillam said: “Understanding good woodland management is a continuous process as new techniques are developed, new threats and diseases appear and new tree species are introduced.”
Reaseheath countryside curriculum manager Jamie Cook said: “John has impressed us with his enthusiasm and willingness to help others, particularly in practical sessions.
“Strong practical skills are essential if students are to become successful, particularly in such a competitive industry.”
John was a horticulture student at the Nantwich college before branching out into arboriculture.
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