Firewood guides
Straight answers on buying, storing and burning logs, from our yard in Keighley.
- Start here Best Wood for Outdoor Fires, Fire Pits and Pizza OvensDry hardwood at 20% moisture or less, with kindling to start it. Kiln-dried logs give the least smoke and sparks, which matters when neighbours are close....
- Buying guide UK Wood Burner Statistics 2026The key figures: 12% of UK households burned fuel indoors in 2022–23, getting through 2.47 million tonnes of wood, and wood burning at home produced 12%...
- Buying guide Firewood Facts: 30 Things Worth KnowingThe facts that matter most: dry wood gives about twice the heat of green wood, kiln drying takes days where air drying takes two summers, and...
- Buying guide Firewood Glossary: 40 Terms ExplainedA plain-English guide to the words you'll meet when buying logs and running a log burner, from moisture content and Ready to Burn to airwash, baffles...
- Buying guide Firewood FAQ: Every Common Question AnsweredQuick answers to common questions about buying, storing and burning logs, each with a link to the full guide. If your question isn't here, call us...
- Buying guide Firewood Price per Cubic Metre CalculatorDivide the price, including delivery, by the volume in cubic metres. A bag 80 cm on each side holds 0.51 m³, so a £120 bag works...
- Buying guide Best Firewood for a Wood-Fired Hot TubVery dry wood, split small. Hot tub makers Skargards and Kirami both recommend dry birch, and Kirami says pine and spruce throw more sparks. Expect a...
- Buying guide Best Wood for Smoking Meat and BBQUntreated hardwood. Oak is the all-rounder, hickory is strong, fruitwoods such as apple and cherry are milder and sweeter, and alder and beech give a gentle...
- Buying guide Best Wood for a Pizza OvenKiln-dried hardwood, such as oak, beech or ash, at 20% moisture or less and cut small enough for your oven. Alfa, Gozney and Ooni all say...
- Buying guide Campfires in the Yorkshire Dales: Rules and FirewoodThe Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority asks people not to light barbecues or campfires in the National Park, and wild camping needs the landowner's permission. Fires...
- Checklist Bonfire Night: What You Can Safely BurnOnly clean, dry, untreated timber. Never burn aerosols, tyres, batteries, paint tins, foam furniture, plastics or treated wood, and never light it with petrol. Build it...
- Buying guide Best Wood for a Chiminea (Clay or Cast Iron)Small, dry, untreated logs, started with kindling. Chiminea makers say to burn only untreated wood, and Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue says a chiminea...
- Buying guide Best Wood for a Fire PitDry hardwood logs, at 20% moisture or less, with softwood or kindling to get them going. Kiln-dried logs are a good choice: Mid and West Wales...
- Buying guide How Big a Log Store Do I Need?Our logs arrive loose in the bag, and stacked they take about two-thirds of the space. Forest Research says 1 m³ of loose logs is about...
- Checklist Winter-Ready Checklist for Your Stove and FuelBefore the first fire of the season, sweep the chimney, check the stove over, test your carbon monoxide and smoke alarms, and stock up on dry...
- Buying guide Bugs in Firewood: Woodlice, Beetles and SpidersMost bugs in firewood are harmless. Woodlice don't damage wood, and indoors they dry out and die within a day or so. Woodworm beetles live naturally...
- How-to guide What Log Length Do I Need for My Stove?Check your stove's manual: every maker gives a maximum log length, and it varies a lot. In the stoves we checked it runs from 200 mm...
- Buying guide Do Kiln-Dried Logs Need Storing Inside?No, but they do need keeping dry. Forest Research describes kiln dried logs as ready to burn if kept dry, and HETAS says firewood stored in...
- How-to guide Can You Burn Wet Logs? How to Dry Them OutNo. Wet wood is hard to light, gives off far less heat and lots of smoke, and leaves tar in the chimney that can catch fire....
- How-to guide How to Stack Firewood So It Stays DryStack logs on a base off the ground, in rows with small air gaps rather than wedged tight, and brace the ends by criss-crossing logs or...
- How-to guide How to Season Firewood, Step by StepFell in winter, split the logs small, stack them off the ground in a sunny, windy spot under a roof with open sides, and wait. Defra...
- Buying guide Log Store Ideas: Where to Keep Logs at HomeThe best log store keeps rain off the top, lets wind through the sides and holds logs off the ground. That can be a slatted store...
- Start here How to Store Logs and Keep Firewood DryKeep logs off the ground, under a roof, with open sides so the wind can blow through, and in the sun if you can. Defra, Forest...
- Buying guide Wood Burner Rules for Winter 2026/27: What Has ChangedNationally, the rules for wood burners are the same as last winter: there's no ban, and the government hasn't yet said what it will do after...
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