The UK buys firewood differently: people search for logs, order by the bulk bag, and — since 2021 — are protected by a moisture law that changed the market. If you’re buying wood or stove kit with delivery to a UK address, here’s the vocabulary, the rules, and what Ember Peak can send you.

Bulk Bags, Dumpy Bags and Barrow Bags

What most UK suppliers call a bulk bag of logs is the big woven builder-style sack — typically about 85 cm square, holding roughly 0.6–0.9 cubic metres loosely filled. Expect regional synonyms: dumpy bag, builders bag, tonne bag. The barrow bag is the smaller wheelbarrow-sized version, popular for storage under cover and carrying through garden gates. Because bags are filled loose, volume varies — serious sellers quote the log length and approximate cubic metres, and the best of them quote moisture too.

Bulk Bag of Logs & the Ready to Burn Rule

Since May 2021, wood fuel sold in England in volumes under 2 m³ must be certified Ready to Burn — Woodsure-audited and at or below 20% moisture. That’s the same dryness standard we test to on every batch in our Colorado yard, and it applies whether logs are kiln-dried or naturally seasoned; the certification is about moisture, not method. Buying loose loads over 2 m³? Then you’re buying “wet” wood to season yourself — fine, if you have the storage setup and the year of patience.

Ordering Ember Peak to the UK

Our wood fuel itself is best sourced locally in the UK under Ready to Burn — haulage economics and certification both point that way, and we’d rather tell you that than pretend otherwise. What UK customers do order from us by courier: natural firelighters and kindling-grade starters, hearth tool sets, log racks and log storage, and the whole fire pit range. Flat $50 international shipping — free on orders over $1,000 — applies; the service areas page has details, and kiln-dried vs seasoned settles the UK’s favourite pub argument.