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  1. WoodlandWilf
    Got it, thank you both we will consider this option as well 👍
  2. WoodlandWilf
    Thank you, sounss like we need to consider the length on the chesnut poles then. Although many people seem happy to burn it and pay a premium for it. I'd rather sell it for an end product if we can.
  3. WoodlandWilf
    Hadn't considered that no, any reason why two cubic metres? Would that tend to be in a crate or bag or loose?
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    Pictures is a good idea, we'll get some. In terms of experience felling and extracting we have a good team who have all the kit. It's more lack of experience on the market and finding the right buyers. Very interesting on the wet vs seasoned, makes sense. The original plan was to get it sold ASAP as we didnt want to have to setup facilities to keep it dry but then I started questioning the return if we kept hold of it longer. All really useful info guys, thank you very much.
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    Great, hopefully the chesnut might fetch a few more pounds. WHen you say "collected in June not so good. " Do you mean the timber won't sell for as much in the summer months?
  6. WoodlandWilf
    Thanks Gareth. For the South East, does £60 per ton for Chesnut/Ash in those kinds of trimmed lengths seem reasonable? I assumed it was but not had much experience.
  7. WoodlandWilf
    Thank you. Yes I can imagine it's much easier to just get a ticket with the weight and there's no arguments.
  8. WoodlandWilf
    Thanks Gareth, will look into Biomass as well but as you say I am guessing much less than what we could get in lengths.
  9. WoodlandWilf
    All lengths trimmed to 3 metres. Lots of varying diameter depending on species and lots of the chesnut for example is very straight whcih is why we thought woudl be easier to estimate m3.
  10. WoodlandWilf
    Thank you Mark, appreciate your feedback. Gareth, yes all felled under license. It sounds like it would make most sense to get a larger contractor to turn up and weigh it then rather than us try and sell locally to lots of buyers.
  11. WoodlandWilf
    Hi all, We manage a woodland just south of London and for the first time this year we are looking to sell some timber to help with the upkeep of the woodland. Lots of timber (Oak, Chesnut, Ash & Pine) is already felled and trimmed to 3m and stacked ready to go. We are new to selling and trying to work out how best to value. Lots of potential buyers are offering £50-£60 per tonne weight which seems reasonable. Is it normal to sell by the tonne than by a cubic metre mass? If we seasoned the wood presumably it would weigh less and so should be more valuable but would wiegh less and so a cubic metre seems more accurate? In terms of measuring it would also be easier to measure by cubic metre than get it weighed constantly. Sorry for the total newbie question but we want to ensure we sell this in the best way to ensure future development of the woodland. Appreciate any guidance thank you. Wilf Roberts

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