Register as tip site for free firewood?

[Sharon Johnson]

Hi I’d like to join for free logs, I don’t need chip but logs would be lovely 

[Steve Bullman]

1 minute ago, Sharon Johnson said:

Hi I’d like to join for free logs, I don’t need chip but logs would be lovely 

Right here https://arbtalk.co.uk/recycling

[spandit]

Sometimes you get lucky, tree surgeons need to dump logs quickly as they're working locally. I had a VAST amount of macrocarpa dumped - still ploughing through it. Tree surgeon felt a bit guilty so came round with a nice load of ash too which I've added into the mix. You can always say no but I find it's normally chip rather than logs and rarely hardwood. I've ended up dumping willow into habitat piles and I'd do the same with horse chestnut (I'm currently logging willow for burning next year, though, as supplies took a huge hit)

[Rob_the_Sparky]

If you are dumping wood then you must have taken too much...

 

Personally I think the best thing to do is get a good relationship with local business(es) as they are more likely to deliver regularly.  To do that you have to be as flexible as possible with regards what you will take.  In my case I take anything that is a reasonable diameter (never been an issue as the small stuff is chipped anyway) and make a reasonable (non-cash) exchange.  Deliveries are highly irregular as it completely depends on when they are passing my place but over the year it has always been more than I can burn on my little stove.  I just have to tell them at some point in the year that I'm full for a bit, until I can make space to chop and fill the racks again to make space.

[spandit]

5 hours ago, Rob_the_Sparky said:

If you are dumping wood then you must have taken too much...

 

In my experience, they want their trucks empty so they can move onto the next job. I provide somewhere to lose the wood and chip. I'm not going to refuse wood nor spend time logging stuff that isn't worth burning (like horse chestnut)