Yearly Archives: 2018

  Why DIY log drying. We promote the sale of fresh logs for you to dry yourself. We offer Larch (click for details) or Pine (click for details) Why do we do this? It is really based around 3 different factors. 1. You, the consumer, can both save money and be in control of your own …

Why is Playgrade woodchip a good alternative to play bark? When considering a loose impact absorbing surface for your playground, you have many factors to compare. Firstly, and most importantly is child safety. In this regard, as long as you choose a product with declared safety fall heights certificated to BS Standard EN1177:2008, you can …

This is an important notification of a change to our product definitions and specifications. These have been made as we are working towards achieving Woodsure product approval. Woodsure have defined their “Ready to Burn” approval for firewood that has been dried below 20%. As you know we have defined it slightly higher than that, at 23%, …

News this week, we have launched a new product, one we used to stock in the old TurfandStuff business. It was an amazingly popular item with schools, local authorities and families. I am talking about Playgrade Woodchip. We have added this product to our range as our system lends itself to its production and delivery, …

Daffodil picking has finally commenced on our farm this week, just in time for Easter. Still no spring barley sown with us yet. Hopefully we will get wheels rolling next week, if the weather can remain dry for a few days. Scots Pine Sale Our semi-seasoned firewood sale commenced this morning with Scots Pine available …

Easter time is upon us. Just a note to let you know of the delivery schedule through this period. We are unable to deliver on Good Friday or Easter Monday with only a couple of slots left on Thursday. We start deliveries again on Tuesday 3rd April as normal. The semi-seasoned sale commences on Sunday …

Beast from the East part 2! And so the winter drags on. Not a seed of spring barley has been sown yet up here. The fields are looking very wet . Our daffodils are still a couple of weeks away from picking too. We are getting ready for our Summer Semi-Seasoned Firewood promotion, it launches …

Mike’s daughter Emma’s new puppy, Luna in front of her new stove Good morning, Well that has been a stressful week on deliveries, and we are still running around a day behind. The pallet distribution system is so finely tuned that if you take 3 days off, it can’t catch back up again quickly. Woodsure …

Image showing main road out of Tideswell this week Well well, first week of Spring was met with “The Beast From The East”!  See the image, and I could have chosen a hundred more. We have not had a collection since Tuesday, the transport system has been understandably in shutdown. As we sit, Sunday evening, …