When choosing firewood, the type of wood you burn can have a significant impact on the quality of your fire, how long it lasts, and how much heat it produces. Let’s explore the differences between hardwood and softwood, and how each can benefit your home heating system.
Hardwoods, such as oak, ash, and beech, are dense and slow-burning, making them ideal for long-lasting, high-heat fires. They typically produce a steady flame that burns for longer periods, making them the perfect choice for stoves and fireplaces. Hardwood is also known for producing less creosote, which means cleaner chimneys and reduced maintenance.
Softwoods, like pine and spruce, are lighter and burn faster, which makes them perfect for kindling or quick, high-flame fires. While softwoods don’t burn as long or produce as much heat as hardwoods, they ignite quickly, making them an excellent choice for starting fires. When used appropriately, they complement hardwood logs perfectly in mixed wood orders.
At Bowland Bioenergy, we don’t just sell firewood—we provide a premium, sustainable product. All our firewood is Ready to Burn certified, ensuring that the logs you receive meet the highest standards of moisture content and burn efficiency. Our firewood is rigorously moisture-tested to ensure it burns efficiently, with reduced smoke and fewer pollutants, while maximising heat output. Burning wet or unseasoned firewood can result in poor combustion, excessive smoke, and increased build-up in your chimney. That’s why we ensure that all our firewood meets strict moisture content standards before delivery.
We also take pride in our regenerative approach to felling firewood. For every tree felled, we replant two, ensuring that we continue to sustain the natural beauty of Lancashire’s woodlands for generations to come. Our commitment to sustainable practices extends to working with woodland management schemes and only felling diseased or unwanted trees, helping to maintain the health of our forests.
Using sustainable firewood has numerous environmental benefits. When you choose firewood from Bowland Bioenergy, you’re not only reducing your carbon footprint by supporting local, eco-friendly suppliers, but you’re also ensuring that the wood you burn is sourced responsibly. Our locally sourced firewood in the Ribble Valley is cut and processed with sustainability at the forefront, so you can feel good about reducing your environmental impact while enjoying the warmth of a good fire.
At Bowland Bioenergy, we believe in making firewood delivery as convenient as possible for our customers. Unlike other suppliers who simply drop your firewood on the roadside, we offer a bespoke firewood delivery service. Our team can deliver your firewood to your doorstep, stack it for you, and ensure that it’s neatly arranged and ready for use—taking the hassle out of your firewood needs. Whether you're ordering kiln-dried firewood, hardwood or softwood, or other heating solutions like briquettes, wood chip or wood pellets from Bowland Bioenergy, our team is dedicated to providing exceptional service every step of the way.
One of the things that sets Bowland Bioenergy apart from other firewood suppliers is our competitive pricing. We understand the importance of affordability without compromising on quality. We offer a range of pricing options, ensuring that there’s something for every budget:
For those who wish to collect their own firewood, we offer prices based on the amount you take—whether it’s filling your trailer or your car boot, we make it easy for you to get the firewood you need at a price you can afford.
By purchasing from Bowland Bioenergy, you’re choosing locally sourced firewood in the Ribble Valley, which helps support the local economy while reducing the environmental impact of transporting firewood long distances. Local sourcing also ensures that your firewood is fresher, providing better burning performance in your stove or fireplace.
Sustainable firewood refers to firewood that is sourced from well-managed forests where trees are harvested responsibly, with proper care taken to ensure that the ecosystem remains healthy. At Bowland Bioenergy, we go above and beyond to ensure that our firewood is sustainably sourced and that our forestry practices are environmentally conscious.
If you’re looking for moisture-tested, kiln-dried logs in Lancashire, or Ready to Burn firewood, Bowland Bioenergy is here to provide top-quality firewood that’s perfect for your home. With competitively priced firewood in Lancashire and a commitment to sustainable practices, we offer a premium product that’s good for your home and good for the planet.
For more information or to place an order, contact us today. We’re here to help you stay warm all year long.
