Contacting land owners regarding firewood?

[Paulthepunk]

Hi,

 

Do any of you firewood guys contact land owners for permission to log in private woods or does all your wood come from other tree work? I'm curious as around me there are some cracking little woodlands, which have so much recently downed timber that is not being used.

 

I'm not looking to make a living selling firewood, I have just installed a log burner and it will be our only heat this year. I need to secure me some firewood, get a couple of years supply ready and seasoning.

 

I don't want people offering me wood now, I wanna go out and cut it myself, (I used to be a timber faller in the 90's and enjoy the time I spend in the woods:001_tt1:!) just wondering how you contact land owners?

 

Thanks for any advice,

Regards,

Paul.

[Andy Collins]

Welcome to the forum Paul. Which area of Suffolk are you in?

[jojam]

I get wood from various estates up here,either for the felling or in return for some tree surgery.Find out through a neighbour,usually a farmer they always know,who the factor is,then contact them and take it from there.The factor will probably know of other estates too.My thinking is if you don't ask you don't get,and when there's no money involved it's usually right up the landowners street.

[Paulthepunk]

Thanks Andy!

 

Jojam, I was kinda thinking that would be the case.

 

Been out walking today, found a new wood with so much storm damaged timber just ready for cutting. I'm gonna be hot on the case finding out who owns that one now!

 

Regards,

Paul.

[jojam]

It's usually a hit or a miss.We've just done some tree surgery for an estate in exchange for 50 tonne of really nice dead oak.Same kind of thing your looking at,just removing the dead trees in a thinning.We sell it though so it increases the profit a fair bit when you get it like that rather than buying it a roadside,and you also get it to your own spec obviously rather than some of the random lengths the lorry drivers hate.

[Stephen Blair]

go knock on a door, as long as you dont make a mess and know what you are doing then it should be fine.

[timtree81]

be carefull when doing so ,a felling leisence is requierd for more than 50 qubick meters . dont quote me exactley on the 50 you would have to check ,hope this helps

[skyhuck]

be carefull when doing so ,a felling leisence is requierd for more than 50 qubick meters . dont quote me exactley on the 50 you would have to check ,hope this helps

 

5 cubic M salable timber, 8 cubic M none salable.

[jojam]

5 cubic M salable timber, 8 cubic M none salable.

 

But not if it's dead huck.

[skyhuck]

But not if it's dead huck.

 

Indeed.