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Delivering our seasoned, hardwood logs to Southampton today. All our firewood is seasoned, barn stored and ready to burn.
We have a lovely mix of dry logs in stock including Ash firewood, Hornbeam and Beech….All cut from our local woodlands.

Delivering our seasoned hardwood logs to Winchester this week. We deliver and stack for free to Winchester and also Andover, Salisbury, Romsey and Southampton. Due to ash die back disease a large amount of ash is being felled in Hampshire at the moment and is due to continue for several years. This is a great shame for our local ecology and countryside, the disease being introduced to the UK from Europe (surely another good reason not to import timber products to the UK from elsewhere)
The ash being felled is at least being used in the firewood market to heat homes in the local area.

Delivering our dry, seasoned, hardwood logs to Andover today. All our logs are barn stored, dry and ready to burn. We deliver and stack for free to Andover, Winchester, Romsey and all of the surrounding towns and villages. Please give Test Valley Logs a call today to order yours.

Delivering our hardwood logs to Winchester today, a mixture of ash and beech logs, all well seasoned and ready to burn. If you need seasoned hardwood logs delivered and stacked in Winchester please give test valley logs a call.

Fires smoke and pollute it they do not burn intensely. A temperature of 300 – 350 degrees Celsius is required to burn all the gases emmited from wood. At a lower temperature, the gases (smoke) will go up the chimney unburned. For this reason, a hot fire will burn cleanest; all the pollution is simply turned into heat. You will get a good indication of how efficiently your fire is operating, by simply going outside to check the colour of the smoke. There should only be a thin, pale emission from the chimney. Once your house is warm, control the temperature by the amount of wood you add not by closing the airvent.

We sell our logs loosely loaded. Once we have processed the logs into nets, (each net contains two loads) they are seasoned and when ready to burn, tipped loosely into our trucks. When a loose load of logs is nearly stacked, it takes up considerable less space. on average, a neatly stacked load of logs is 40%  smaller in volume the a loose load. Whether you live in Winchester, andover, romsey or Southampton……please call us today to order your seasoned hardwood logs.

Here in Hampshire, the main hardwood species used for firewood are Ash, Beech, Silver Birch, Oak & Sycamore. Each species has its own individual merits. Ash is a good all round firewood and burns easily with little smoke. Contrary to popular belief, ‘green ash’ doesn’t burn at all well. It does have a naturally low moisture content, but needs further seasoning before burning. Beech is one of the finest woods to burn. It burns hot and for a long time. Beech has many uses, other than firewood; this means that it doesn’t appear on the firewood market as much as some would like.

Birch is a wonderful and often overlooked species. It’s a ‘pioneer’ species, seeding freely and improving soil quality for other trees and shrubs. It’s a good clean firewood and has a lovely scent when burned. Oak is a very dense wood and has a tendency to smoulder, rather than burn. Ideally, it’s best mixed with lighter woods, such as birch or sycamore. Allow plenty of airflow into your appliance, split the logs small and it will, once mastered, give a hot and long fire. Sycamore is another underrated firewood species. It grows quickly, splits easily and is relatively quick to season. It’s a good general all purpose firewood.

We are often asked “is there any difference between kiln dried and seasoned logs?” Ultimately , the answer is no. In our opinion, a dry log is a dry log, irrespective of how it is dried. A properly seasoned log, has the same moisture content as a kiln dried log. Our seasoned logs are carefully dried over time, in the sun and wind. Kiln dried logs are dried in an industrial kiln, over several days; the kilns are generally heated by burning biomass.

This process is expensive, hence the price difference between seasoned and kiln dried. Kiln dried logs are often marketed as a superior product, being better for the environment and more cost effective. All of this is untrue and just clever marketing to justify the extra production cost. Much of the kiln dried firewood in the British market, is produced in large volumes and delivered nationwide (or produced in Eastern Europe). Dried by burning biomass, delivered nationally by articulated lorry and often packaged in plastic, I would certainly question their green credentials. For a truly clean and cost-effective source of firewood, look for a reputable local supplier of quality air dried seasoned logs.

Ideally, your firewood should be stacked undercover, in a well ventilated store. Even dry logs will absorb moisture and become damp, during those cold wet January days. This means that a good airflow is essential, to keep your logs as dry as possible. It’s also a good idea to bring a night or two’s worth of logs into the house, if it has been particularly wet outside. This is to make sure that they are nice and dry before burning. If you are looking for high quality, dry, seasoned logs in Winchester, Southampton, Salisbury or Andover, please call us today.