Timber sales information

Timber stack in the woods with a forwarder placing logs in the distance

Buy sustainable Forestry England timber

We sustainably harvest about 1.2 million tonnes of wood every year from England’s public forests. The timber provides low-carbon materials for construction, packaging, paper production and energy.

The UK relies on imported wood for 80% of our needs and our timber production helps our resilience to changing international circumstances. It also supports rural employment with well paid jobs.

We encourage the development of healthy and competitive timber harvesting and wood processing industries in England. Our policy is to market our timber to give every customer an equal opportunity and to optimise our financial return as the income helps offset the costs of managing forests sustainably.

Timber sales events

 

 

David James Hardwood Auction

DatesCatalogueSuccessful bidders
30 November 2023  
24 November 2022Hardwood Auction 2022 catalogue  

 


 

Marketing plan

The Marketing Plan shows how we intend to allocate our total yearly volume production between the six Forestry England national online sales events and the annual Hardwood Auction organised by Newland Rennie Auctioneers.

The volumes we plan to market at each sale event are also split between the Direct Production of round timber products and Standing Sales.

Proposed volume (m3obs)

Sale dateDistrictStanding salesDirect production
4 May 2023

Central
East
North
South
West
Yorkshire

7644
948
25115
2809
25612
15570

3650
8265
12121
2500
670
3600

6 July 2023

Central
East
North
South
West
Yorkshire

32850
14294
25115
5996
24430
13455

6000
2850
12121
3240
800
3600

7 September 2023

Central
East
North
South
West
Yorkshire

23974
4207
25115
13483
14100
12600
13000
8037
12121
4140
1200
3300
2 November 2023

Central
East
North
South
West
Yorkshire

7620
0
25115
3337
23000
3000
1700
7300
12121
500
1800
1800
11 January 2024

Central
East
North
South
West
Yorkshire

0
13127
25115
1935
17500
3850
2000
2850
12121
3690
1800
2100
7 March 2024

Central
East
North
South
West
Yorkshire

5500
0
25115
4640
14000
5125
0
5130
12121
1500
1500
2400

Hardwood Auction

30 November 2023

Central
East
North
South
West
Yorkshire

0
1215
0
0
1500
0
0
220
0
1300
500
0