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With ever increasing gas and electricity bills wood burning stoves, log burners, and solid fuel fires are becoming ever more and more popular and becoming very popular. But you did you know that can’t just toss any old logs on your stoves and fires. Some firewood logs can give little or no heat and the wrong type of firewood can even damage your flu. Oakwoodstoves.co.uk have compiled a handy list of some of the best firewood logs to burn so you can get the best from your log burner, fire or wood burning stove.

Ash firewood logs are among the best fire woods for burning with stable flame and a lot of heat. Ash logs will even burn very well green but really well when seasoned for two years. Ash fire wood logs are great for any log burner or wood burning stove ash is also very easy to chop and split.

If ash logs are the best for burning then beech are a close second, but beech only burns average when green. When seasoned for two or so years beech can be just as hot as ash. Another contender for top dog is hazel which when allowed to season gives off lots of heat without spitting, on the down side hazel does burn quite fast.

Apple is a splendid wood to burn. It burns slowly and steadily with little flame but good heat. The scent is also pleasing. Blackthorn is also one of the best woods to put in your log burner as it Burns slowly, with good heat and little smoke.

Birch is excellent firewood for wood burning stoves and will burn unseasoned. However; it does burn extremely fast so is best mixed with slower burning wood such as Elm or Oak. Cherry and pear logs Burn slowly with good heat and with the advantage of a pleasant scent. Pine can be a great wood to burn but is but is apt to spit so best used on a log burner or wood burning stove with a door.

Some of the firewood logs to steer clear of include lime which is Poor and Burns with a dull flame, as does poplar. Elder is very poor firewood and a Very smoky quick burner with not much heat. The Douglas Fir offers little flame or heat.

Looking to find the best deal on wood burners, then visit www.oakwoodstoves.co.uk to find the best advice on multifuel stove for you.

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