It’s a great shame our Ash trees are dying due to ash die back.Though, if felled before they are too heavily infected Ash makes excellent firewood. Also by taking out the ash trees it allows more light onto the woodland floor, therefore allowing other species to thrive ( notice the sycamore saplings in the photo). If you are looking for sustainable firewood in Salisbury, Romsey, Andover or Winchester please call us today.
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Seasoned logs Salisbury
Some more of our beautifully seasoned logs delivered to salisbury. Unlike many other suppliers of firewood Test valley logs source and produce all our own firewood from local woodland. Our seasoned logs are dried to below 20% moisture.
If you want clean, dry, sustainable firewood in Salisbury call us today.
Logs Salisbury
Another load of kiln dried logs delivered to salisbury today. All our firewood is locally and sustainable sourced, clean, dry and ready to burn. If you would like logs delivered to salisbury please call us today.
Imported firewood
I received an e mail today from a producer of kiln dried firewood who sells in bulk to the trade….he is based in Belarus.
To be exact 1643 miles away from our yard in Stockbridge. Delivered by artic (average fuel consumption for an artic lorry is 9mpg, that would be 177 gallons of fuel burnt to get the firewood to our yard). Much of the kiln dried firewood sold by large suppliers in the U.K is sourced in such a way. If logs are being sold stacked neatly in a crate, they are sourced from outside the U.K (its more cost effective to ship stacked logs then loosely loaded logs)
Often Kiln dried firewood is advertised as being better for the environment due to the low moisture content, an argument often used by national suppliers to justify the extra cost of their product, this is untrue on many levels and the carbon footprint of such a product is never mentioned :- diesel burnt getting the wood into the U.K, the fuel used to dry the logs and then the nationwide delivery within the U.K all negate the benefit of burning such logs. Here at Test Valley Logs all our timber is cut, dried, and delivered within a 20-mile radius of our Yard. And there are many other local suppliers doing what we do, so please burn locally sourced, dry wood on your fire. Local jobs, healthy woodland and sustainability should be at the heart of every firewood producer’s ethos.
Kiln dried logs Andover
Test Valley Logs provide kiln dried logs to Andover, sourced , dried and delivered all within a 15 Mile radius of our yard in Stockbridge. We offer a truly sustainable product.
Kiln dried logs delivered to Winchester
Delivered some kiln dried logs to Winchester today. It’s a great time of year to order your firewood to avoid the winter rush. These beautifully dry ash logs were sourced, processed and delivered all within a 15 mile radius.
Log delivery to Andover
Here we go again !!! Log season is officially underway. If your looking for seasoned or Kiln dried logs in Andover give us a call today. Don’t forget we also stack for free.
Hampshire coppice and firewood
Hampshire is synonymous with hazel coppice. In days gone by thousands of acres of hazel coppice was planted and managed in Hampshire. This extremely versatile tree had many uses from thatching spars to woven hurdles. Unfortunately, nowadays many of these products are no longer in as high demand as they once were and the coppices have become dark, overgrown places.
Here at Test Valley logs were dedicated to producing firewood as responsible and sustainable as possibly. By regenerating these old coppices it not only provides a superb source of truly renewable firewood but also brings light and life back into our local woodland….not many firewood producers can say that !!!
Fire pits and pizza ovens
With the long warm nights (hopefully) approaching its a great chance to light up those fire pits and pizza ovens. If your looking for ready to burn logs to use on your fire pit or pizza oven this summer look no further. Test valley logs provide high quality seasoned firewood, locally sourced and ready to burn. If your in Winchester, Andover or Romsey and need some logs for your fire pit or pizza oven call us today.
Seasoning wood
The key to seasoning firewood quickly and efficiently is to split the wood as soon as possible after the timber has been felled. Many people talk about logs needing to be seasoned for 2 years before there ready to burn, this is slightly misleading, wood that is not split and left in the”cord” to dry may take 2 years or more to dry, the problem being it is still protected by the bark , bark by nature is waterproof so inhibits the proper drying of the wood. The other problem with drying wood in this way is that As The moisture is released so slowly often the wood rots before it dries. By splitting the wood you allow the moisture to escape quickly, you can dry logs to well under 20 % moisture in a couple of months in the summer using this technique.