The Dorset Charcoal Company

The Dorset Charcoal Company has again supplied the Aberdeen City of Light Festival with charcoal for part of their light installation...

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

Blackmore Vale Magazine - 16th November 2016 Although known for supplying top quality, locally made barbecue charcoal, the Blackmore Vale...

We won the Green Award in the Blackmore Vale Business Awards. We were nominated for a Green Award, which goes to a company which has...

This recent article from Thisoldhouse.com shows the myriad of uses for unused charcoal... "Don't let that half-empty bag from last summer...

The Dorset Charcoal Company's Jim Bettle was on BBC Countryfile Summer Diaries this month. "Summer marks the start of barbeque season...

Ash dieback (Hymenoscyphus fraxineus) commonly known as Chalara is devastating Ash trees all over Europe and this has a major potential...

Here's a couple of useful videos to help you introduce biochar into your garden to promote your plants grown, help retain moisture and...

DorsetLife magazine published a nice article about Jim and the Dorset Charcoal Company on the 15th October 2015. "You can’t hurry a...

Rosie Emerson is an award winning contemporary artist working almost exclusively on representing the female form. She was born in Dorset...

We have been quoted in the Independent Newspaper in an article about a report by FERN about the effects of imported charcoal from Namibia...

"Our grooming expert Lee Kynaston explains why a simple black powder may be making its way from the BBQ to your bathroom cabinet this...

In deepest Dorset, the ancient craft of charcoal burning is undergoing a revival. (Johann Tasker) A great plume of smoke billows across...

Dorset Magazine - June 2010. A pall of smoke hung over Turnworth Wood, clearly marking the spot where Jim Bettle was at work making...

Blackmore Vale Magazine - July 2002. There are many by products from Jim Bettle's Dorset Charcoal Company. He makes charcoal for art...

Shooting Times & Country Magazine - 25th July 2012. Singe your sausages with a clear consience this summer by using local charcoal...

The Daily Telegraph - Saturday 29th July 2000. 'Our forests are in crisis, thanks to a strong pound and a legacy of bad decision-making....

Dorchester Guardian - 1998. "96% of charcoal in this country is imported from the developing world, supporting slave labour and...

Blackmore Vale Magazine - May 1997. After the first tantalising glimpses of sun over the Easter weekend, many people's thoughts will be...