Biomass, Firewood & Woodchip
Wood fuel produced in Gloucestershire, from Gloucestershire trees. Biomass woodchip for boilers, kiln-dried firewood for homes, landscaping chip for gardens, all processed at our Shurdington yard from timber our own crews bring in every working day.
Closed-Loop · Locally Sourced
What We Supply
From our tree work to your fire.
Most fuel merchants buy timber in. Ours arrives on our own lorries: every working day, Silver Tree Services’ tree surgery and clearance crews bring arisings back to the Shurdington yard near Cheltenham, where it’s graded, processed, dried, and sent out again as boiler chip, firewood, and mulch. That closed loop is the engine behind our ISO 14001 certification and the reason the fuel is genuinely local, genuinely traceable, and priced without a merchant’s margin stacked in the middle. Here’s each product properly, what it is, who it’s for, and what it costs.
How it works
Step One
Tell us what you burn
Stove, open fire, biomass boiler, or borders to mulch, plus rough quantity and your postcode.
Step Two
Price & slot
Current prices and the next delivery run for your area, confirmed there and then.
Step Three
Delivery
Loads delivered across Gloucestershire; tell us about access and where you want it dropped.
Step Four
Repeat or schedule
One-off loads, winter top-ups, or scheduled supply for steady burners and trade.
Kiln-Dried Firewood
Hardwood logs dried in a controlled kiln to consistently low moisture, so they light easily, burn hot and clean, keep stove glass clear, and keep tar out of your flue. Kiln-dried is the right answer for wood burners, for anyone without serious dry storage, and for burning this week rather than next year, and because every log gives more heat, the per-load premium over seasoned wood is smaller than it looks once you count warmth rather than volume.
Kiln-dried suits you if:
- You run a wood-burning stove and want maximum heat per log
- Storage space is limited or not reliably dry
- You're burning now, not seasoning for next winter
- Clean glass and a clean flue matter to you
| Product | Typical Spec | Guide Price |
|---|---|---|
| Bulk bag, kiln-dried hardwood | Low moisture, ready to burn | From £95 |
| Loose load / multiple bags | Volume rates | POA |
Seasoned Hardwood Logs
Air-dried hardwood for customers with proper log stores and a season’s patience: a lower price per load, burning beautifully once it’s genuinely dry, with the honest caveat that “seasoned” is the most abused word in the firewood trade. Ours is seasoned properly and we’ll tell you its state plainly; bring a moisture meter to the yard if you like, we’ll lend you one. Buying seasoned ahead and finishing the drying yourself is the smart-money pattern for steady burners.
Seasoned suits you if:
- You have a dry, ventilated log store with airflow
- You buy ahead of the season rather than week to week
- You get through serious volume and price-per-heat matters
| Product | Typical Spec | Guide Price |
|---|---|---|
| Bulk bag, seasoned hardwood | Air-dried | From £75 |
| Pre-season bulk loads | Buy early, dry on | POA |
Biomass Boiler Woodchip
Screened, moisture-managed chip for commercial and agricultural biomass systems: schools, estates, farms, holiday parks, and district systems across Gloucestershire. Boilers are particular, the wrong grade or moisture causes blockages, derating, and engineer callouts, so we match supply to your system’s commissioned specification and set up scheduled deliveries that keep the hopper fed through the heating season without you watching it.
Boiler chip supply suits you if:
- You run a biomass boiler and want a local, reliable feedstock source
- Your current supplier's chip quality or scheduling wobbles
- You want supply contracted for the season, not begged for in January
- The system spec exists and you'd like it actually matched
| Product | Typical Spec | Guide Price |
|---|---|---|
| Boiler-grade chip | Screened, spec-matched | POA per m³/tonne |
| Seasonal supply contract | Scheduled deliveries | POA |
Landscaping & Play-Grade Woodchip
The other life of arboricultural chip: mulch for borders that suppresses weeds and holds moisture, surfacing for paths and informal play areas, and bulk chip for landscaping projects. Fresh arb chip and graded products are both available, by the bag or by the load, and our landscaping teams can spread it as part of a planting or maintenance job if you’d rather not barrow it yourself.
Landscaping chip suits you if:
- Borders need mulching for weed control and moisture
- A path, run, or play area needs an honest natural surface
- A landscaping project needs bulk chip without bulk pricing
| Product | Typical Spec | Guide Price |
|---|---|---|
| Bulk bag, landscaping chip | Arb chip / graded | From £40 |
| Loose loads | By volume | POA |
Timber Reception at the Yard
We take wood in as well as out. Clean softwood is received at the Shurdington yard at around £20 per cubic metre, hardwood is assessed on arrival, and clean chip can often be tipped free of charge, a genuinely useful alternative to transfer-station rates for local tree surgeons, landscapers, farmers, and estates with arisings to move. Call ahead on 01242 472560 and we’ll confirm what we can take that week and when the yard’s open for tipping.
Yard reception suits you if:
- You're a tree surgeon or landscaper paying transfer-station rates
- A farm or estate has timber and arisings stacking up
- You'd rather your material became fuel than landfill
| Material | Arrangement | Guide Price |
|---|---|---|
| Clean softwood | Booked in | ~£20/m³ reception |
| Clean chip | Call to confirm | Often free |
The Closed Loop (Why Ours Is Different)
Trees come down across Gloucestershire; the timber comes here; the yard turns it into heat and gardens; the lorries go back out for more. No imported pallets of mystery-origin logs, no haulage from the other end of the country baked into the price, and a waste stream that’s actually a supply chain, audited annually under ISO 14001 and detailed on our sustainability page. When you buy fuel from us, you’re closing the loop on tree work that probably happened within ten miles of your fire.
The loop in four steps:
- Our crews cut and clear across the county
- Arisings return to Shurdington, nothing to landfill
- The yard processes: grading, chipping, splitting, drying
- Fuel, chip, and mulch go back out across Gloucestershire
| Stage | What it means for you | |
|---|---|---|
| Local sourcing | Traceable fuel, minimal haulage | Included |
| ISO 14001 audit | The claim is checked yearly, not just made | Included |
Why choose Silver Tree Services
Silver Tree Services has traded for over 20 years from Shurdington, Cheltenham, with 30+ qualified staff across seven specialist teams, ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certification, ARB Approved Contractor status, and SMAS SSIP accreditation. Crews are NPTC-certificated with IPAF and CSCS where work requires it, RAMS are produced per site, DBS-checked operatives are available for sensitive settings, and public and employers’ liability insurance covers every job. The client list, NHS, Gloucestershire Police, Stroud District Council, Savills, the Church of England, is the vetting evidence.
Areas we cover
Firewood and woodchip delivered across Gloucestershire, including Cheltenham, Gloucester, Stroud, Tewkesbury, Cirencester, and the Cotswolds, with bulk biomass supply quoted across the wider region.
Frequently Asked Questions About Biomass & Firewood
What is biomass fuel?
Biomass fuel is organic material, in practice usually wood, burned to produce heat: woodchip for commercial biomass boilers, logs for stoves and fires, and pellets. It’s classed as a low-carbon heat source because the carbon released in burning was absorbed as the tree grew. Silver Tree Services produces biomass woodchip and firewood at its Shurdington yard near Cheltenham, largely from timber generated by its own tree surgery operations across Gloucestershire.
How much does firewood cost in Gloucestershire?
Bulk bags of seasoned hardwood start from around £75 and kiln-dried from around £95, with loose loads and multi-bag orders priced by volume and landscaping chip from around £40 a bag. Prices move with the season, buying in spring and summer beats panic-buying in a cold snap, so call 01242 472560 for current rates and the next delivery slot for your postcode. Trade and volume buyers should ask about scheduled supply rates.
What's the difference between kiln-dried and seasoned firewood?
Kiln-dried firewood has been dried in a controlled kiln to consistently low moisture, so it lights easily, burns hot and clean, and is ready to use on delivery. Seasoned firewood is air-dried naturally over a year or more, costs less per load, and burns well with proper storage but with more moisture variation. Kiln-dried gives more heat per log and less flue tar; seasoned rewards patience and a good log store. Silver Tree Services supplies both across Gloucestershire and will advise honestly for your stove and storage.
Do you deliver, and how quickly?
Yes, delivery runs cover Gloucestershire weekly through the heating season, with Cheltenham, Gloucester, Stroud, Tewkesbury, Cirencester, and the Cotswold villages all on regular routes. Call 01242 472560 with your postcode and Silver Tree Services will confirm the next slot for your area, usually within days, faster outside the winter rush. Tell us about access, lanes, gates, where to drop the bag, when you order and the driver arrives knowing the plan.
Is your woodchip suitable for my biomass boiler?
Yes, if we match it properly, which is the whole job. Boiler chip is screened and moisture-managed to suit biomass systems, because the wrong grade or moisture content causes blockages and inefficient burning. Tell Silver Tree Services what system you run, ideally with the chip specification it was commissioned on, and supply is matched to it, with scheduled deliveries through the season for schools, estates, farms, and commercial sites across Gloucestershire.
Can I bring timber or chip to your yard?
Yes. Clean softwood is received at the Shurdington yard near Cheltenham at around £20 per cubic metre, hardwood is assessed on arrival, and clean woodchip can often be tipped free of charge, a practical alternative to transfer-station rates for tree surgeons, landscapers, farmers, and estates. Call 01242 472560 before loading up and Silver Tree Services will confirm what’s being accepted that week and the yard’s tipping arrangements.
Where does your wood actually come from?
Mostly from our own work, which is rare in this trade. Silver Tree Services runs tree surgery, clearance, and grounds teams across Gloucestershire, and their timber and arisings return to the Shurdington yard for processing into firewood, biomass chip, and mulch: a genuinely closed loop, audited under ISO 14001, where local trees become local fuel instead of haulage from across the country or material sent to waste.
Ready When You Are
Local fuel,
from local trees.
Tell us what you burn and how much you get through, and we’ll sort a one-off load or a scheduled supply that keeps you stocked all season.
Or call · 01242 472560