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Estate Products > Logs and Wood Fuel: How We Produce Logs

Champfleurie Estate
Over half of our estate is populated by trees (mostly hardwoods). These woodlands carry a tree preservation order so considerate management is absolutely essential. We appreciate that the beauty of these woodlands came about as a result of unselfish planting throughout the last 200 years and feel it is our duty to continue this practice in order to preserve this natural asset for future generations.

Replacement
Many of our hardwoods were planted by Sir Thomas White over 200 years ago and are coming to the end of their natural life. In the last 18 years we have seen a substantial number fall by occasional high winds and simply old age. To counteract this loss we planted over 1000 young hardwoods in 1999 and they are now well established. We have also launched a continuous programme of re-generation and are planning further hardwood plantings in the future.

Processing
The mature trees, which come from both our own fallen hardwoods and from the activities of local registered tree surgeons (which was previously going to landfill) are stored for at least 2 years before being cut into rounds and then split into logs.

Finishing
At the beginning of each year we saw and split the seasoned timber into cut logs approx 8 to 10" in length and place them into large 2-cubic metre storage crates. We try to make sure our logs are an ideal size for use in open fires, wood-burning stoves and log-burning central heating systems.

Drying
We then let them air dry naturally for the whole of the summer ready for sale the following winter.That way our logs are down to between 15% and 20% moisture so they burn much better, much cleaner, (especially noticeable with glass-fronted stoves) and give out much more heat than recently cut logs. The popularity of our logs has resulted in a doubling of production year on year.
Never buy logs by weight alone. Always consider the moisture content and volume as well otherwise you are paying good money just for for water. Our giant bag of logs would weigh over 600 kilos if filled with unseasoned logs. Our drying process reduces this weight to as low as 190 kilos at best but the volume remains the same.

Even if you don't burn logs regularly there is nothing to beat the smell and glow of a log fire at Christmas or other special occasions. Also ideal for use in Fire Pits and Chimeneas in the summertime to extend the warm (or not so warm) summer nights.

With the cost of Gas and Electricity soaring, heating your main living area with wood fuel is one way of reducing your energy bill and at the same time contributing to the reduction in CO2 emissions (wood carbon is neutral).

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Estate Products > Logs and Wood Fuel: How We Produce Logs