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.

Maintaining optimal gut health is essential for your horse's overall well-being, supplementing its diet with charcoal is the solution

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

How to combine the use of Biochar and the No-Dig method of gardening to achieve perfect soil health in your garden.

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.

Benefits of including Biochar when planting trees: Improved tree health, drought resistance, reduced diseases and transplant shock.

The BBC's Countryfile on Sunday featured a section about a farmer in South West Lincolnshire who has been feeding Biochar to his cattle.

Gardener's Biochar had a brief mention on Gardeners World in the last show, with Joshua Sparks talking about Biochar's benefits.

In a survey conducted into the UK public's attitudes to sustainability of charcoal, 8 per cent didn't know what charcoal is made from.

This month we are advertising our Biochar in The Vineyard Magazine; Our biochar has been used with great success in the past at Bride...

We are often asked whether our charcoal is activated or non-activated, so we thought it might be useful to explain the difference.

The Dorset Charcoal Company is proud to announce its charcoal powder now has COSMOS accreditation.

"We are The Official Charcoal Wholesaler once again at Glastonbury Festival 2019, ensuring your festival jerk chicken and burgers are...

Biochar, made from plant material like hardwood, is a powerful soil enhancer, but it needs to be activated before use.

The Dorset Charcoal Company has been a proud supporter of the Grown in Britain Campaign from the beginning, and are very pleased to now...

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

Advise from the Dorset Charcoal experts... Unlike the imported varieties of charcoal, Dorset Hardwood Charcoal is very easy to light! You...