We’ve all heard of Lumberjacks - but not many know that thousands of ‘Lumberjills’ played a key role in the World War Two Home Guard effort.
Nearly 15,000 young women - aged 17-24 - worked in Britain’s forests as battles raged across Europe.
The pioneering group were part of the Women’s Timber Corps - a branch of the Women’s Land Army - and brought gender stereotypes crashing down.
