I bet woodland buyers are laughing now!

[SamWhiting12]

With regards to the thread relating to the shortage of firewood, I bet all those people that invested their money into woodlands 10-20 years ago are having a good old giggle with the amount of money they are make from selling the wood these days.

 

Anyone on here reaping the benefits?

[difflock]

Heh heh heh!

[SamWhiting12]

Im guessing your one of the winners then :thumbup1:

 

How is it managing your own woodland? I would love to buy some at some point and try coppicing with standards. Just looks therapeutic

[County 764]

With regards to the thread relating to the shortage of firewood, I bet all those people that invested their money into woodlands 10-20 years ago are having a good old giggle with the amount of money they are make from selling the wood these days.

 

Anyone on here reaping the benefits?

 

Not really we have 100ha MC/MB, After harvesting and haulage your looking at about £4-£7 per tonne for Conifer Small Roundwood good lot more for sawlog material but then you have restocking costs.

 

If it was that profitable you wouldn't have to rely on the grants.

 

lots of people are investing for non timber benefits, Inheritance Tax, Sporting and increasing value of the land its self

[SamWhiting12]

Does most of your wood sell for biomass or is it sorted into different grades of logs and then sold?

 

I know a lot of the woodlands from down my way were funded by grants (many years ago) and they've start felling them now but can only sell the wood on for biomass.

[County 764]

The last lot went to the following markets:

Spruce = Green Sawlogs/ Pallet/ Export Chip

Larch/Douglas = Red Sawlogs/ Fencing/Pallet/ Export Chip

Rot Affected material went to local Biomass that was about 20% of the total tonnage

 

The Chip was exported to Brussels from Perth, Scotland

[Logsnstuff]

and they should be bringing firewood back on those barges.

[woodrascal]

 

The Chip was exported to Brussels from Perth, Scotland

 

How do they transport the chip?

[Marc Lewis]

The last lot went to the following markets:

Spruce = Green Sawlogs/ Pallet/ Export Chip

Larch/Douglas = Red Sawlogs/ Fencing/Pallet/ Export Chip

Rot Affected material went to local Biomass that was about 20% of the total tonnage

 

The Chip was exported to Brussels from Perth, Scotland

 

That's some nice quality spruce you have then county 764.

[County 764]

How do they transport the chip?

 

It was roundwood (SRW) which went to Norboard