Axewoods is a not-for-profit volunteer organisation that aims to provide free woodland management to local farmers, charities, landowners and organisations. We address local fuel poverty through the East Devon Log Bank, an initiative to make dry, seasoned logs free to local people in fuel poverty and those in need of immediate help. We accept referrals from local agencies, food banks, churches and informal networks to promote the Log Bank and distribute logs.
Lots happening during the New Year! Keep an eye on your e-mail for updates from the site managers with regard to work days. We have twelve sites with on-going work at the moment – and a series of milling tasks, so do ask if you want more information. We also need some volunteers for maintenance and servicing tasks – please contact David, Alan or Dave.
The log bank operates from a location near Honiton to serve East Devon. The purpose is to supply free logs to those who struggle to keep their homes warm.
Becoming a Member of Axewoods gives you and your family access to all of our activities, free logs, cut timber and use of equipment. Members pay an annual fee which covers insurance, equipment purchase and maintenance, training and social activities. We can help with the cost of courses and qualifications for woodland related skills and hold regular workshop sessions on a variety of topics.
Volunteers are welcome, we can provide some PPE and always give a full briefing so they are aware of health and safety issues. Many people come along as volunteers to see what we do and how we work before committing to become members. Some grant giving bodies send their staff to join in with our workdays and log bank scheme.
You don’t have to be a member to support us. Many organisations support us financially and in other ways, to help us continue to fight fuel poverty in Devon.
Axewoods operates on the basis of exchanging the woodland management service for wood from the managed woodland. We then use that wood to help our members and other people who struggle to keep warm through our Log Bank.
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The Axewoods team were busy again this month opening up our new site near Newton Poppleford. The first challenge was clearing…
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