Log Burners

[nightshade]

I notice that many people moving into the country are insisting
on Log Burning Stoves,I wonder where all the logs are coming from ??

[agrumpycow]

Originally Posted by nightshade

I notice that many people moving into the country are insisting
on Log Burning Stoves,I wonder where all the logs are coming from ??

Hmmm, never thought about that! Very good question, one I can't answer but I'd ne interested to know

[Kayleigh]

Originally Posted by nightshade

I notice that many people moving into the country are insisting
on Log Burning Stoves,I wonder where all the logs are coming from ??

Trees maybe

[jennyb]

Nightshade, there could be a very innocent explanation.

We have a log burner and every 3 or 4 years we have our trees trimmed - removing dead branches and keeping them in shape. We also regularly have trees blown down (3 in the high winds earlier this year). In the hurricane (although someone is sure to say that it was not really a hurricane) we had 6 big ones down including several oaks. After the hurricane it was impossible to sell the wood for timber so it all went on the wood burner.

The insurance company also recently insisted that we took down a few of the trees that were very close to the house.

I should also add that we regularly plant new trees to replace those lost.

Jenny

[jennyb]

I forgot to mention that we always get the work done by a professional who will take the wood away if you don't need it - no doubt to sell it to other country dwellers with log burning stoves!

Jenny

[jdurbo]

Hi
You can buy bags of logs from supermarkets too!!
jen xxx

[svenrufus]

Don't know the answer in terms of the proportion of wood from different sources, but some of it will very likely have come from overseas, which is tragic if that is the case.
The growth in woodburners can be a real boon to the UK conservation sector if it adds economic viability to woodland management, allowing good conservation work to become self sustaining.
I guess the answer is, that the responsibility lies with the wood buring owners to make sure they get their wood from the most local and sustainable source possible, but I guess the reality is that people on the whole will just go for the cheapest clear felled tropical rainforest woodland that they can lay their hands on.
I notice that many of the hardware stores now sell charcoal made from UK coppiced wood. The woodburner market is an extension of this and to be welcomed if it is managed and promoted well.

[seamusagleann]

some forestry commission districts will sell a scavangers permit to allow people to "glean" a site shortly after it has been harvested. your not allowed to use a chainsaw ,due to health and saftey reasons ,but much of the wood is 1-2mtre logs and usually easily managed.

[Lincs Yellowbelly]

I actually work for a company that sell Woodburning stoves so may be able to answer some of the questions about where the wood comes from. The company that we buy wood from only uses wood from sustainable resources, i can't vouch for the timber you'll get from backstreet places being from good sources.

It's also worth pointing out that burning wood is much better for the environment than other methods of heating

[badgerwatcher]

The government give grants towards installing log burning stoves in certain circumstances.