Clydesdale's Premier Firewood Merchant

A small percentage of next year's firewood seasoning amidst organically managed farmland in the stunning Scottish Lowlands.

We stack it as you see above and leave it exposed to the elements until we decide it is ready to burn, this can take from two years though to six years depending on the type of wood.

Once we are happy with the seasoning we cut it to length, split it and store it outside again but this time in large nets. The split logs are then left for a further year or so, again depending on the species of wood.

The third stage is to bring the nets inside for another couple of months to finish off their seasoning.

At the final stage we hand-pack the Hessian Sacks with the wood of your choice to reach you in perfect condition.

Firewood only dries from March through to September

We cut all our logs to a standard ten inch length; over time we have found that this will fit most open fires, woodburners, chimineas and firepits.

The logs are split into fairly small pieces, between two and a half inches through to three and a quarter inches. We believe that this is the best size for the logs to give the most heat output.
Bigger in this case, is definitely not better!
If you have huge pieces of wood, instead of the logs burning and giving off good heat all their energy goes into igniting the wood and by the time the log has really got going most of the heat has gone up the chimney!

If you do not have enough indoor space to store our logs, don’t panic! our wood can quite happily be stored outside, because the wood is already seasoned, the cells have closed up and although the wood may be wet to the touch it does not affect its’ burning properties. However, if you do stand the logs in a puddle, over time, they will absorb the water – but all you have to do is lift them out of the water, let the air blow through them for a couple of weeks and they are ready for burning again.

The trees, which we use for firewood, are a by-product of a silvercultural thinning programme.
In order to produce furniture quality hardwood, weak and damaged trees are cut down to let the better quality trees grow and develop.
For every hardwood tree cut down, three more are planted!

We only buy our firewood from:
Buccleuch and Queensbury Estate;
Scottish Woodlands and
Lowther Forestry Group
These are all well managed sources and we can identify where every single tree has come from, in this way we are able to be sure of its’ origins.

Tel: 01555 880000
Mob: 07858 933275
Email: info@druidswood.co.uk