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.

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

All our wood is grown locally in Dorset. Practising sustainable forestry means managing our forests in a way that meets our needs at...

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...

Our Biochar comes straight from the kiln so it is free of chemicals and nutrients. As charcoal is a sort of cooked plant material...

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...

January 2015 Clare from Hazelbury Bryan... Since Billy had that hiccup of Gastric Colic, he’s now moving off of his ulcer treatment and...

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...

We are very pleased to have been mentioned in Horse & Rider magazine. Here's what they said: "The Dorset Charcoal Company’s Granular...

Australian farmer Doug Pow has had some amazing results from feeding his cattle biochar mixed with molasses. His whole-farm biochar...