Tips

UK Our kiln dried hardwood firewood is primarily ash, oak and birch. Birch although a hardwood is less dense than most other hardwoods and therefore lights more easily and reaches temperature very qui ...

UK Softwood if used immediately on top of kindling and firelighters will create a very fast, very hot fire very quickly. Once the fire is roaring away with the softwood logs you can add hardwood logs ...

You can use screwed up newspaper as tinder to get the kindling burning before adding logs or coal, firelighters will get them going even more quickly though! ...

Softwood firewood has a tendency to spit and crackle a little more than hardwood. It does start to burn hot very quickly though, faster than hardwood - it does not last as long though so it is best us ...

Softwood firewood is best used on closed appliances - multifuel stoves, roomheaters etc due to it's tendency to spit and crackle. It is very good if a fast starting or short duration fire is required ...