Order once, not five times
If you have a shed, a garage, a covered corner or even a pallet and a tarp, buy big once. It is the single easiest saving in firewood.
Ranked at today’s prices
The cheapest way to buy firewood
Cheap logs come down to two things: buy by the load, not by the bag, and only pay for drying you need. Right now the cheapest ready-to-burn firewood we sell is seasoned mixed by the full transit, £95 a cubic metre.
The league table
Every firewood, ranked by price
Price per cubic metre is the only fair way to compare firewood. Here is our whole list, cheapest first.
Ready to burn the day it landsNeeds seasoning first
1Unseasoned, full transit£59 /m³
£260 for 4.4m³, delivered. Order this
2Unseasoned, half transit£68 /m³
£150 for 2.2m³, delivered. Order this
3Unseasoned, ton bag£73 /m³
£80 for 1.1m³, delivered. Order this
4Seasoned Mixed, full transit£95 /m³
£420 for 4.4m³, delivered. Order this
5Kiln Dried, full transit£102 /m³
£450 for 4.4m³, delivered. Order this
6Seasoned Ash, full transit£105 /m³
£460 for 4.4m³, delivered. Order this
7Seasoned Hardwood, full transit£105 /m³
£460 for 4.4m³, delivered. Order this
8Seasoned Mixed, half transit£105 /m³
£230 for 2.2m³, delivered. Order this
Worked out from today’s price list: the delivered price divided by the volume. Net bags are left out, because nobody buys a winter of wood in nets.
Cheapest ready to burn: Seasoned Mixed by the full transit, £95 a cubic metre.
Cheapest of all: unseasoned logs by the full transit, £59 a cubic metre. They are fresh cut, so they need 12 to 18 months stacked somewhere airy before you burn them.
Two things move the price. The size of the load: small bags cost more per cubic metre because you are paying for the bag, the handling and the trip. How dry it is: seasoned wood has spent a year or more taking up space in our yard, and kiln dried has been through the kiln as well.
Six ways to pay less
Where the savings are
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Buy by the load
You are not buying better wood in the small bags. You are buying handling and packaging. A full transit is the lowest price per cubic metre we do.
Bulk logsSeason your own
Buy unseasoned logs in spring and stack them somewhere airy for 12 to 18 months. It is about the cheapest way anyone can heat a house with wood.
Unseasoned logs4Choose seasoned over kiln dried
Kiln dried lights easiest and burns hottest. Seasoned costs less, and it is what most of our customers order year after year.
Compare themBurn it in a stove
An open fire sends most of its heat up the chimney and gets through roughly twice the wood for the same warmth in the room.
Keep it dry
Dry wood delivered in October can be wet wood by January if it sits on bare ground under a tarp. Off the ground, covered on top, open at the sides.
How to store itSee it for yourself
The same logs, five ways to buy them
Pick a firewood. Each size shows its price, what that is per cubic metre, and what the same pile would cost in net bags.
Kiln Dried Firewood 5 to 11% moisture
- Net bag0.03m³
The top-up bag: carried by hand, no space needed. The dearest way to buy a lot of wood.
£15£500 /m³Order - Barrow bag0.275m³
The same pile in net bags would be about 9 nets: £135. This way saves £55.
£80£291 /m³Order - Ton bag1.1m³
The same pile in net bags would be about 37 nets: £555. This way saves £410.
£145£132 /m³Order - Half Transit2.2m³
The same pile in net bags would be about 73 nets: £1,095. This way saves £845.
£250£114 /m³Order - Full Transit4.4m³
The same pile in net bags would be about 147 nets: £2,205. This way saves £1,755.
£450£102 /m³Order
Seasoned Mixed Firewood 9 to 14% moisture
- Net bag0.03m³
The top-up bag: carried by hand, no space needed. The dearest way to buy a lot of wood.
£12£400 /m³Order - Barrow bag0.275m³
The same pile in net bags would be about 9 nets: £108. This way saves £38.
£70£255 /m³Order - Ton bag1.1m³
The same pile in net bags would be about 37 nets: £444. This way saves £324.
£120£109 /m³Order - Half Transit2.2m³
The same pile in net bags would be about 73 nets: £876. This way saves £646.
£230£105 /m³Order - Full Transit4.4m³
The same pile in net bags would be about 147 nets: £1,764. This way saves £1,344.
£420£95 /m³Order
Seasoned Hardwood Firewood 9 to 14% moisture
- Net bag0.03m³
The top-up bag: carried by hand, no space needed. The dearest way to buy a lot of wood.
£14£467 /m³Order - Barrow bag0.275m³
The same pile in net bags would be about 9 nets: £126. This way saves £46.
£80£291 /m³Order - Ton bag1.1m³
The same pile in net bags would be about 37 nets: £518. This way saves £388.
£130£118 /m³Order - Half Transit2.2m³
The same pile in net bags would be about 73 nets: £1,022. This way saves £772.
£250£114 /m³Order - Full Transit4.4m³
The same pile in net bags would be about 147 nets: £2,058. This way saves £1,598.
£460£105 /m³Order
Seasoned Ash Firewood 9 to 14% moisture
- Net bag0.03m³
The top-up bag: carried by hand, no space needed. The dearest way to buy a lot of wood.
£15£500 /m³Order - Barrow bag0.275m³
The same pile in net bags would be about 9 nets: £135. This way saves £50.
£85£309 /m³Order - Ton bag1.1m³
The same pile in net bags would be about 37 nets: £555. This way saves £425.
£130£118 /m³Order - Half Transit2.2m³
The same pile in net bags would be about 73 nets: £1,095. This way saves £845.
£250£114 /m³Order - Full Transit4.4m³
The same pile in net bags would be about 147 nets: £2,205. This way saves £1,745.
£460£105 /m³Order
Unseasoned Firewood Freshly cut
Delivered prices from today’s price list. The bar shows the price per cubic metre: shorter is better value. A net bag is about 0.03m³.
Work backwards
What will your budget buy?
Most people start with a number in their head, not a volume. Set yours, and we will say what it buys and roughly how long it lasts.
1Your budget
£50£600
2Which firewood
3How hard the fire works
What £250 buys
A half transit
of kiln dried firewood: 2.2 cubic metres for £250, which is £114 a cubic metre. Burning four or five evenings a week on a 5kW stove, that is about 20 weeks of fires.
The same money in seasoned mixed leaves change from a half transit. Stretching to a full transit brings the price per cubic metre down again.
A word of caution
Cheap to buy is not always cheap to burn
The cheapest logs on our list are unseasoned, and they are not for burning this winter. They are fresh cut, for people who dry their own. Burn wood before it is dry and most of its heat goes into boiling off water: the fire smokes, the glass blackens and the flue tars up.
So compare like with like. If you want a fire tonight, the question is which ready-to-burn firewood is cheapest per cubic metre. If you have space and patience, the question is how much you save by doing the drying yourself.
Keep reading
Size by size
By the loadBulk logsHalf and full transit loads, tipped on your drive. The cheapest way we sell firewood.Most popularTon bags of logs1.1 cubic metres: what it holds, how long it lasts and what it costs.Top-upNets of logsNet bags and barrow bags, delivered free with no minimum order.SizesFirewood sizes explainedNets, ton bags and cubic metres: what each holds and how long it lasts.PricesEvery price on one pageFive firewoods in five sizes, with the price per cubic metre.SizingHow much firewood do I need?Work out a winter from your own stove, with a calculator.
What is the cheapest way to buy firewood?
By the load. At today’s prices the cheapest ready-to-burn firewood we sell is seasoned mixed by the full transit, £95 a cubic metre. The cheapest of all is unseasoned by the full transit, £59 a cubic metre, but those logs are fresh cut and need 12 to 18 months of drying first.
Why are net bags so much dearer per cubic metre?
Because you are paying for the bag, the handling and the trip. A net bag of seasoned mixed is £12 for 0.03 cubic metres, which is far more per cubic metre than any load.
Is unseasoned firewood cheaper?
Yes, by a long way: £59 a cubic metre on a full transit, against £95 for seasoned mixed. You are doing the drying, so it needs 12 to 18 months stacked somewhere airy before you burn it.
Is kiln dried worth the extra?
It depends how you use the fire. Kiln dried lights easiest, burns hottest and leaves the least soot. Seasoned is air-dried, costs less and is what most of our customers order year after year.
Is delivery charged on top?
Not inside our free zone, which covers most BH postcodes, Ringwood and Fordingbridge. The prices on this page are what lands on your drive. Outside it there is a delivery fee, agreed with you first.
Do firewood prices go up in winter?
Ours do not change through the season: our list is our list. What does tighten from November is the choice of delivery days, so ordering in September or October costs the same and gets you a better pick of dates.
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