The Dorset Charcoal Company

Most gardeners are aware of the benefits of using Perlite or Vermiculite as a soil additive, but using biochar is a far better alternative.

We're proud of the impact we’re making in carbon capture and storage. In 2024 alone, we’ve sequestered 12,892Kg of CO₂.

This article talks about how Research into Biochar and it's benefits to livestock and agriculture is increasing and showing positive results

My name is Jim Bettle and I am the NCFed National Charcoal Representative, I set up The Dorset Charcoal Company back in 1997 and am proud...

UK produced charcoal has a massively lower carbon footprint than that of imported charcoal and is beneficial to our woodlands and wildlife.

How The Dorset Charcoal Company sources its wood sustainable from local woodlands.

Using wood as a fuel has a number of benefits. Firstly, contrary to what many people think burning wood and charcoal can be...

We are Mobile! This is important particularly to Dorset, which although with 12% woodland coverage it is characterised by a lot of small...

Trees use the Sun’s energy to take CO2 from the air and turn it into wood. We then convert the wood into fuel as logs and charcoal. When...

In 2017 we had Costa Boutsikaris, over from The States, filming our charcoal burning process for the Woodlanders series of films... "The...

A Visual Guided Tour. We are always being asked about the charcoal burning process. So, below is a brief visual guided tour... Or for...