Kiln dried logs buying guide

All our logs are kiln dried to below 20% moisture and Ready to Burn certified, so every species here lights easily and burns clean. The choice is really about how you burn: a quick, lively fire in a smaller stove, or long, steady heat that lasts the evening. Below we first compare light and dense hardwood, then put every species side by side.

Take the test and find your perfect logs

Answer a few quick questions and we will show you the species that matches your stove and the way you like to burn.

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Step 1: light or dense hardwood?

The main question is how big and powerful your stove is. Light hardwood is ideal for getting a good fire going quickly in smaller stoves. Dense hardwood gives long, high heat in medium and larger stoves.

Quick & lively

Light hardwood (alder & birch)

Lights very easily and gets going fast
Bright, lively flame for a cosy fire
Ideal for small stoves and open fires (1 to 5 kW)
Perfect for a quick fire on a milder evening

Best choice if: you have a smaller stove or an open fire, or you want a good fire going in minutes.

View birch logs →

Long & hot

Dense hardwood (ash, beech, hornbeam & oak)

Burns slowly and stays in for hours
Gives off high, steady heat
Ideal for medium to large stoves (5 kW and over)
Less topping up during the evening

Best choice if: you have a bigger stove and want long burning sessions with plenty of heat.

View oak logs →

Step 2: compare the species

The calorific value of our species sits close together (roughly 4.1 to 4.3 kWh per kilo). The real difference is how fast or slowly the wood burns and which stove it suits. Here is everything at a glance.

Species	Type	How it burns	Suitable for	Burn time	Calorific value
Alder logs Split · 25 cm Quick & lively	Light	Lights very easily and burns fast with a lively flame	Small stoves and open fires (1 to 5 kW)	1 to 1.5 hrs	4.1 kWh/kg	Shop →
Birch logs Split · 25 cm Quick & lively	Light	Lights very easily, bright flame and little soot	Small to medium stoves (1 to 10 kW)	1 to 2 hrs	4.3 kWh/kg	Shop →
Ash logs Split · 25 cm Dense hardwood All-rounder	Dense	Lights easily for a dense hardwood and gives high, steady heat	Most stoves from medium upwards (5 kW and over)	1.5 to 2.5 hrs	4.1 kWh/kg	Shop →
Beech logs Split · 25 and 33 cm Dense hardwood	Dense	Clean, even burn with a warm flame and little smoke, also great on the barbecue	Medium to large stoves (5 kW and over)	2 to 2.5 hrs	4.1 kWh/kg	Shop →
Hornbeam logs 25 cm · the densest wood we sell Dense hardwood Longest burn	Dense	Slower to get going, then burns very long and very hot	Large stoves (10 kW and over)	2.5 to 3 hrs	4.1 kWh/kg	Shop →
Oak logs Split · 25 and 33 cm Dense hardwood	Dense	Slower start, then long and very hot, crackles and gives a little more smoke	Medium to large stoves (10 kW and over)	2 to 3 hrs	4.3 kWh/kg	Shop →
Pizza oven wood Oak, ash and beech · short splits Pizza oven	Dense	Gets up to temperature fast and burns clean, split short so it fits a compact oven	Ooni, Gozney and traditional wood-fired ovens	Quick, hot burn	4.1 to 4.3 kWh/kg	Shop →

Calorific values and burn times are approximate, per kilo and per log. All our logs are kiln dried to below 20% moisture and Ready to Burn certified. Standard log length is 25 cm, with oak and beech also available in 33 cm.

Our advice in short

Small stove or open fire (1 to 5 kW)?

Go for light hardwood like alder or birch. Easy to light and a lovely flame, without overloading a smaller stove.

Medium stove (5 to 10 kW)?

Ash is the versatile favourite: it lights easily, burns hot and lasts a good while with very little smoke.

Large stove (10 kW and over)?

Choose oak or beech and hornbeam. Dense hardwoods that burn long and hot, so you top up far less often.

Pizza oven or fire pit?

Our pizza oven wood is split short from oak, ash and beech, so it fits ovens like the Ooni and Gozney and gets up to temperature fast.

Also handy: burning only now and then, or short on storage space? Our netted logs are easy to carry and store. Looking for an even longer burn? Heat logs are compressed hardwood briquettes that work brilliantly alongside traditional firewood.