Woods to Warm You Well

Now is that time of year when, yes, it IS technically Spring, but we all know that means rain and lots of it, which is great for the plants that we eat but also time to get the firewood in!

Back in the day, every small child knew which native British woods were good as winter fuel and which were as useless for keeping you warm as a chocolate fire grate, but now with piped and increasing unaffordable electricity and gas, most of us don't have a clue.

"Oake logs wille warm ye well, that are olde and drye;
Pyne logs they wille sweetlye smell,
But the sparks wille flye;
Byrch logs theye wille burne too faste,
Chestnut scarce at alle...."

If you would like to learn both the next four verse of this ancient Irish wood song and which woods are best for foraging for your stove, stay posted for a Fuel Forage guided walk close to you soon.