Hawthorn Heavy Horses

Update: 2nd September 2024

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We are back to work delivering timber for this winter, and are already booked well into the Autumn.   Please book early to avoid disapointment.  You can see the next available delivery date by clicking on the link at the bottom of this page to take you to our online shop, choosing your delivery type and then select "Check Next Availability".

Unfortunately regular customers will note an increase in our prices.  A combination of a steep rise in the value of timber, combined with a large increase in business/labour costs due to the cost of living crisis leaves us with little choice.   Otherwise the only option left would be to sell our timber wholesale and cease deliveries entirely.   We're confident that the quality of our timber and the bespoke service that we provide is still very competative, and have kept it to the minimim increase that we can to make our delivieries sustainable for the next year.

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Thanks again for your custom and hope to see you soon.

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Kind Regards,

Matt, Claudia and Family

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We produce our firewood through the sustainable management and coppicing of the Woodlands at Hylands and other local woods, using our heavy horses as the primary method of extracting the timber.  This is possibly the most environmentally sensitive and wildlife friendly way of producing timber, and proceeds from the sales of the wood go towards helping to look after our rare-breed horses and further management of our local Woodlands, which will help protect them for future generations.

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As the logs have minimal transportation, and have been naturally seasoned as far as  possible so that they have a very small carbon footprint in their production.   Our firewood is all quality hardwoods including hornbeam, ash, oak, hazel and sycamore, all of which are excellent for burning and suitable for open fires and wood burners.  Burning wet wood is inefficient and polluting, and our logs won't leave the yard until they are under 20% moisture content, avoiding the use of a kiln as far as possible by using the wind and the sun to naturally and sustainably dry your fuel.  However we also have kiln facilities available to ensure every delivery arrives dry and ready for you to burn.  When we do need to "kiln finish" our logs, we use offcuts of wood from the log production process and burn them in a specilised contianerised kiln.   This is by far the most efficient and environmentally friendly way of ensuring you logs reach you dry and ready to burn whatever the British weather has in store!

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We deliver loose logs in approximately 1 cubic metre loads for £150 (inc VAT), or approximately 2 cubic metre for £290 (inc VAT) with free delivery within a 10 mile radius of Hylands Park and this includes a free bag of kindling.   This area is shown below, and please only book online if you are inside this zone.  If you are outside of this area and are an exisiting customer, then please order as you usually would.  However as of Jan 2024 we are unfortunately not taking on any more customers from outside this zone.

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