Firewood armegeddan

[forestgough]

Any thoughts on what lies ahead for the firewood industry.

If they are selling 250,000 stoves a year wheres all the fuel coming from in ten years time

Timber seems to be getting scarcer each year.

[Hodge]

Baltics, radioactive birch.

[10 Bears]

At least the radioactive Birch should be a better source of heat energy than the non-radioactive type.

 

So its win-win obviously!

[hedgesparrow]

if those who own woods were to aloow those to go in and manage be plenty of firewood. i only need to look around me as i have 2 farms bordering me and so much fallen yet will not allow any one in to extract.

its maddining just going to waste got to much money and do not want any one else to have a bit.

[Hodge]

At least the radioactive Birch should be a better source of heat energy than the non-radioactive type.

 

So its win-win obviously!

 

 

Ha,Ha, I was thinking the same.

[se7enthdevil]

perhaps if it was illegal to chip anything over 2" we might not have a problem?

[forestgough]

Maybe if or when farmers lose their grants and subsidies they will be keener to manage the woods for firewood.But then they will probably clearfell it all for greed.

[FJMatt]

Maybe if or when farmers lose their grants and subsidies they will be keener to manage the woods for firewood.But then they will probably clearfell it all for greed.

Do i detect a chip on the shoulder

[aitch]

Who knows how things will be in 10 years time. People might get rid of them when the price of wood goes up. Might be a fashion thing for some people 'keeping up with the Jones' and they'll be onto the next big thing. Or maybe wood pellets will take over and all the chip will become valuable too!

[ArthurBottlesworth]

Plus gov't is supporting larger farms to install biomas burners.....

Have you tried offering farmers £££££?

Time to get some supply contracts in place?

Then you have guaranteed supply and your future is assured...