Safe Beside Water
Treated timber leaches preservative into a pond and it's the fish and the invertebrates that pay for it. Untreated rounds simply don't.
All untreated hardwood
The Odds And Ends Of A Timber Yard
Chopping blocks, insect logs, log slices and decorative rounds – all untreated hardwood off the same Dorset tree work. Tap any of them for the detail.
The Shelf
Everything Else We Do
Six things, all untreated, all from local timber. Tap one to open it up.
Chopping Block
Solid untreated hardwood – the thing you split kindling on£15
Buy It Once
A proper round of solid hardwood to split on. Splitting on concrete blunts your axe and splitting on the lawn is a good way to bury the head in the turf – a block does the job for years and takes the punishment instead of your edge.
- Cut from the densest butts that come through the yard
- Untreated, so it can live outside quite happily
- Doubles as an outdoor seat or a plant stand
Insect Log
A ready-made bug hotel – drilled, untreated, done£20
Good For The Garden
A hardwood log drilled with a range of hole sizes, ready to stand or lie in a border. Solitary bees, ladybirds and lacewings move in – all things you actually want in a garden, and all under real pressure.
- Put it somewhere sunny and sheltered, ideally facing south
- Leave it alone once it's placed – they don't like being moved
- Untreated hardwood, nothing painted or varnished
Log Slices – Set Of Five
Place settings, coasters, small centrepieces£10
Cut To Order
Untreated hardwood rounds in a set of five. Most go on wedding tables as name-card bases or under lanterns, but they turn up as coasters, plant stands and craft bases too.
- Tell us the diameter and thickness you want
- Order a few weeks ahead for a wedding
- We can deliver straight to the venue
Box Of Log Slices
The bulk option for a whole event£25
Better Value In Bulk
If you're dressing a whole wedding rather than a couple of tables, a box works out considerably better than buying sets of five. Mixed medium-to-large rounds, cut to the sizes you specify.
- Use the planner on the log slices page to count them up
- We'll confirm exact quantities when we quote
- Venue delivery on the day if you need it
Decorative Logs
Pond edging, wild gardens, event dressingOn Quote
Tell Us What You Need
Whole logs and characterful bits of timber for landscaping rather than burning – pond edging, wild-garden features, seating rounds, event dressing. Priced individually because no two are alike.
- Describe the look and roughly the size you're after
- Untreated, so safe beside a pond or in a planting scheme
- Landscapers and garden designers welcome
Kindling & Firelighters
Everything for getting it lit – on its own page£6+
Nine Products
Dry split hardwood kindling, wood wool firelighters, King Alfred's Cakes and pine cones – all chemical free and odourless. There's a bundle builder and an animated guide to laying a fire properly on that page.
- Kindling and eco kindling from £7 a net bag
- Wood wool firelighters, 15 to 100 a pack
- BBQ and bonfire starter sets at £20
Why Untreated Matters
Nothing On It, Nothing In It
Everything on this page is raw hardwood with no preservative, no stain and no varnish. That's not us cutting corners – it's the whole point.
Actual Habitat
Bare hardwood rots slowly and hosts beetles, fungi and solitary bees as it goes. A varnished log is just an ornament.
Fine Under Food
No finish means nothing to migrate into a cheeseboard or a cake. Give it a wipe and it's ready for the table.
Can I add these to a firewood order?
Yes – that's the easiest way. The online order form adds extras at the second step, once you've picked your logs, and it all comes on one delivery. For an accessory on its own, give us a ring on 01202 022560.
How big is the chopping block?
It varies with what's come through the yard – they're cut from the densest butts we get, so each one is a bit different. If you want a particular height or diameter, say so when you order and we'll pick one out.
Will the insect log actually attract anything?
Give it a season. Solitary bees are usually the first in, generally in spring. Sunny, sheltered and left undisturbed is the recipe – the commonest mistake is putting it somewhere shady or moving it about.
What wood are they made from?
Whatever hardwood has come off Clearcut Tree Surgery jobs across Dorset – oak, ash, beech, sycamore. All local, all untreated, and all timber that would otherwise have been chipped.
Do you deliver decorative logs to landscapers?
Regularly. If you're a landscaper or garden designer working across Dorset, ring us and we'll sort a supply arrangement rather than quoting job by job. Same for other trade accounts.
Add Them To Your Firewood.
Extras go on at the second step of the order form and arrive on the same delivery.
Add them to an order
Delivery slots up to a month ahead.
Pay the driver on delivery. No deposit. 01202 022560