Small woodland business

[Logrover]

Throwing ideas around as to a part time hobby business to start with including logs, charcoal, kindling, forest school days for kids etc. Basically a diverse business based on  sustainable practices. My other half also does mindfulness and would like to run wellness days away from the modern world!

I have a degree in forestry, all saw tickets and forwarder license. Looking at woodland purchasing but could do with an idea of size assuming it's a mixed species wood, mainly hardwood to start with. 

So what acerage would be a good starter size assuming it would be part time/ weekend initially. Suppose bigger is better/ value for money.

 

[Woodworks]

Might help if you could give us some idea how much you want to earn in this part time venture then others can help you work back from there. 

[Vedhoggar]

1 hour ago, Logrover said:

Throwing ideas around as to a part time hobby business to start with including logs, charcoal, kindling, forest school days for kids etc. Basically a diverse business based on  sustainable practices. My other half also does mindfulness and would like to run wellness days away from the modern world!

I have a degree in forestry, all saw tickets and forwarder license. Looking at woodland purchasing but could do with an idea of size assuming it's a mixed species wood, mainly hardwood to start with. 

So what acerage would be a good starter size assuming it would be part time/ weekend initially. Suppose bigger is better/ value for money.

 

You could roughly work on a max thinning intensity of say 7m3/ha/yr for your area then estimate how much will be required for home use and how much might be required for your part time/weekend work allowing 15% or something for wastage. Depending on length of log cut you might get 2.5m3 loose/solid m3 (33cm log). You should from that be able to work out how many ha initially you might require as a minimum but more would be needed as business expands, it will also depend on how much you can afford to invest in an area of woodland but 20-50ha would be a useful size if affordable. You may get more valuable products from a woodland area than just firewood. Need to consider cost of any equipment too.

[Khriss]

3 hours ago, Logrover said:

Throwing ideas around as to a part time hobby business to start with including logs, charcoal, kindling, forest school days for kids etc. Basically a diverse business based on  sustainable practices. My other half also does mindfulness and would like to run wellness days away from the modern world!

I have a degree in forestry, all saw tickets and forwarder license. Looking at woodland purchasing but could do with an idea of size assuming it's a mixed species wood, mainly hardwood to start with. 

So what acerage would be a good starter size assuming it would be part time/ weekend initially. Suppose bigger is better/ value for money.

 

Go look at what The Village Idiot has done on his woodland , it could give you ideas . K

[Stubby]

5 hours ago, Khriss said:

Go look at what The Village Idiot has done on his woodland , it could give you ideas . K

Good call Khriss .

[Khriss]

1 hour ago, Stubby said:

Good call Khriss .

Not saying  he has to include Death Metal in his venture, but the woods flower verges look promising.  K

[AHPP]

the woods flower verges look promising. 

That’s not business. That’s taxvictim funded twatting about. His business is firewood wholesaling.