Comments on: Wood Fuel

By: Dom

Dom — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 08:56:19 +0000

We have our woodland now, and currently have a 32 ft by 12ft static caravan.
We do have central heating, but that gets through gas very quickly – thankfully we now also have a small Nordpies Orion stove from Fluesystems (found a local installer) http://www.fluesystems.com/stoves/info/nordpeis_orion.htm

It is a lovely little stove and into the bargain it has a hot plate on it to boil the kettle or slow cook your dinner! Now we just need to sort out storing some wood – there is plenty around, but it is all very wet, so guess we need to get it under cover and save it for next year and buy in wood for this year.

By: Simon

Simon — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 15:32:20 +0000

Some great advice here, an interesting article. Just for information, if anyone is looking for Logs Nottingham, Nottinghamshire Logs supplied mine last winter and I have more ordered this year. Great for log fires at Christmastime!

By: Jason Webb

Jason Webb — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 10:40:53 +0000

Pellet stoves generally cost very low and the Installation costs are relatively low, Regards Jason Webb

By: Tony

Tony — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 01:29:23 +0000

Nice article, its the kind of thing I’d like in mu library on my site.Ay chance?nt

By: Tony

Tony — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 20:08:00 +0000

Great article, wood is the future for us for heat and for the planet. More importantly trees are the most fasinating thing on the planet

By: James Harman

James Harman — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 11:40:11 +0000

If anyone is looking for a wood stove, i purchased mine via the websit http://www.stovesandchimneys.co.uk

By: Tracy Pepler

Tracy Pepler — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 21:55:01 +0000

WoodNet in East Sussex are having a couple of open days at the woodland enterprise centre- all about woodfuel. Take a look at their website for more

http://www.woodnet.co.uk

By: Dave

Dave — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 22:33:36 +0000

Hi Sam…….. Re POLLARDING.

Pollarding was usual practice where animals would graze beneath, allowing full regrowth.

Coppicing works with most British broad leaved trees (Oak, Ash,Hazel, Sweet Chestnut….), but is prone to grazing damage. In our woodland in Kent, the deer are probably quite fat, and so are the rabbits !. If coppicing.protect the newly cut stools.

Dave.

By: Tracy Pepler

Tracy Pepler — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 18:02:51 +0000

Hi Sam

I am sure people will answer your question here, but you may also wish to try posting this question on the Small woodland owners site –
http://www.woodlands.co.uk/swog

Tracy

By: Sam

Sam — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 07:43:17 +0000

Hi, i was just wondering wether anyone knows wether coppicing is more productive than pollarding, and which types of tree are good for pollarding. Coppicing seems to be done more where it can therefore i’m guesing maybe coppicing is more productive, although perhaps this is because coppicing produces wood suited for poles and such.
Thanks.
Sam.