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R.I.P. Thoughts to his family and friends.

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It burns hot, great when very dry in a stove, does spit , will fill your chimney with creosote if green .

Now thats sounds like a plan

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Worth reading this when tackling Rhodedendron Infestation.

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Depends on the model they make a grate for burning wood which is retro fittable into most solid fuel rayburns. If you want to heat more than a few rads and hot water check out this family firm from Wales They make boiler upgrades from stainless to fit various models and guarantee them for 15 years. A Rayburn is more of a life choice and like every solid fuel appliance they all run slightly differently depends on the location, prevailling wind, flue draft, fuel, demand for hotwater / heat etc. Just have to get the hang of it.

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Thanks for all the replies given me some food for thought!!

David course you can come do a bit of felling, might have to get a bit creative extracting it to the landing because I dont wanna mess the ground up too much but i'm sure we will figure it out.

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I have been looking at an area of about 9 1/2 acres of what is largely Norway Spruce, with some scots pine and some mature oaks and beech and hornbeam, the hards woods are to be retained, the majority of the spruce is 15 - 18 inches DBH. This is dense stand which requires thinning approximately 30%. The intention is to selectively thin the spruce throughout the wood and then clear fell and replant one or two small coups and replant with mixed native hardwoods. Firstly, however, there is a Rhododendron infestation to eradicate. In future years the intention is that more coups would be felled and replanted, to improve the wood and to increase biodiversity.

Does anyone have any suggestion on how I might get the best return on the Spruce, I was offered £10-£12 a ton by a local company for producing fuel chip and £6-£8 for top. Any ideas for other more profitable outlets?

The wood located in East Sussex

Any ideas would be appreciated