The STIHL TIMBERSPORTS Series is established worldwide as the major league of lumberjack sports, with a massive global fan-base following competitive events live and on TV.

Lumberjack sport’s origins go back to 19th century Australia, where foresters would compete with each other outside work, testing their technique and speed of felling and cutting up trees. Over time these tests of strength and skill evolved to a professional level and in 1985 the official STIHL TIMBERSPORTS Series was launched in the USA, with a standard set of rules and training structures. Europe joined the Series in 2001, and competitions are held on four continents with some 2,000 athletes from 23 nations taking part.

STIHL TIMBERSPORTS comprises six disciplines: three with an axe and three with a saw; each testing athletes’ strength, endurance and technical ability. The disciplines replicate lumberjack skills, simulating the practice of felling or managing felled trees. It’s fast, it’s fascinating and it’s thrilling to watch!

2016 marks Great Britain’s forth National Championship, encouraging athletes at all levels to compete in this top lumberjack sport.

2016 STIHL TIMBERSPORTS® British Championships
Countryfile Live, Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire, OX20 1PP
Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th August.

STIHL TIMBERSPORTS® Roadshow
Treefest, Westonbirt, The National Arboretum, Forestry Commission, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, GL8 8QS
Saturday 27th – Monday 29th August

STIHL TIMBERSPORTS® Roadshow
Autumn Woodfest, RHS Gardens Wisley, Woking, Surrey, GU23 6QB
Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th October

STIHL TIMBERSPORTS® World Championships
Porsche-Arena, Mercedesstraße 50, 70372 Stuttgart, Germany ®
Tickets available now
Friday 11th November
Team Championship
Saturday 12th November
Individual Championship