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Sawn Timber, Wood Fuel and Woodland Products From Sustainable Natural Resources. |
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The Balcombe Estate |

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Stone Hall. |
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About Us |
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Phone:01444 811233 Fax: 01444 811893 E-mail:info@balcombeestate.co.uk ikate.chapman@balcombeestate.co.uk |
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The Greenwood family have practiced sustainable forestry management for over 60years. The mixed woodland is an intimate mix of 50% broadleaves and 50% conifers. The broadleaved woodland is managed on a continuous cover basis. Where possible trees are regenerated naturally, but if this is not possible bare root transplants are used to replace felled trees. The Estate has an active thinning program which provides small diameter produce for the local wood-fuel and fencing markets. Thinning is the removal of inferior trees to leave a high quality crop to grow on to maturity. Without this thinning woodlands would never grow into the magnificent airy, wildlife habitat with beautiful mature specimens of trees you see in our local countryside but would remain dark, spindly and inaccessible In recent years the Estate woodlands and sawmill have attained certificated status from the forest Stewardship Council and have one a variety of awards from the Royal Forestry Society and The South Of England Agricultural Society. |
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Estate OfficeEstate Office The Balcombe Estate Stone Hall Sawmill, Haywards Heath Road Haywards Heath Road, Balcombe, Balcombe West Sussex, RH17 6QN West Sussex, RH17 6NJ |
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Wood, fuel from the past |
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Heating us in the present |
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For a sustainable future |