28th Annual “Skills of the Hills” Competition
Saturday 7th March 2026
Bywood Farm, Dunkeswell
By kind permission of Mr Andrew Leach and Family
Previous Competitions
Hedgelaying Results
Open Class For the Percy Duck Challenge Cup | 1st | Steve McCulloch |
| 2nd | Alex Bown |
| 3rd | Adrian Mills |
| 4th | Russell Woodham |
Intermediate Class For the The Dugdale Cup | 1st | Mike Baker |
| 2nd | Josh Pearce |
| 3rd | Nick Dawe |
| 4th | Ben Morgan-Brown |
Intermediate Pairs | 1st | Jess Jordan & Henry Jones |
| 2nd | Darren & Paul Ackroyd |
| 3rd | Steve Loud & Piran Treen |
Novice Class | 1st | Simon Marjoram |
| 2nd | Hannah Carding |
| 3rd | Jemma Baker |
| 4th | Simon Watts |
| 5th | Serena de la Hey |
Novice Pairs | 1st | Mark Young & Fletcher Coney |
| 2nd | John Hickson & Chris Lofthouse |
| 3rd | Emma & Martha Stapleforth |
| 4th | Eric Smith & Zofia Alvarez-Rabenda |
Other Prizes
Best Competitor Living in the Blackdown Hills Natural Landscape Area Blackdowns Cup | Stephen Ryan |
Best Veteran Competitor (aged 60 or over) Colin Clements Trophy | Mike Baker |
Best Lady Competitor | Hannah Carding |
Best Competitor Aged Under 19 John Coombes Shield | Eric Smith |
Best BHHA Trainee Learning this Season Terry Copp Tankard | Jon Staple |
Best YFC Competitor NatWest Cup | Martha Stapleforth |
For Best Work on a Poor Length "Golden Crook" | Roly Boughton |
Best Regrowth from the Previous Competition Roger Vickery Trophy | Phil Hims & Brian Fishlock |