Nairn Show Forestry tent - Donnie Williamson
Photograph courtesy of Sandy Gordon, Nairn, whose father James Gordon was a long service forester in the Forestry Commission latterly at Ferness Forest, Nairnshire.
This photograph and those in the attached PDF show a Forestry themed tent set up for the Nairn show in 1967. It would appear that this was a joint venture between the Forestry Commission and the private forestry sector hence the presence of Donnie Williamson who was by this time working as Head Forester on Panmure Estate near Forfar. Sandy believes Donnie helped out with the forestry tents at agricultural shows for a number of years prior to Tony Hinde of the Forestry Commission taking over the role.
The PDF has a number of photographs of the various exhibits on Forestry Training, Recreation in the Forest, Tree identification from foliage, timber and as a seedling and chemical weeding equipment.
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Groups: Forestry in Action, Recreation Activities and Art in the Forest, Tools, equipment and clothing