English Woodlands Timber Ltd

Talking homegrown timber: how to use UK wood, with English Woodlands Timber

by Matt Milton|05 December 2505 December 25|Design

“When it comes to homegrown timber, it’s really important to talk about the fundamentals – so that designers understand what is generally possible, and how they can design with it,” says Tom Compton, Managing Director of English Woodlands Timber. “With structural timber, strength is the concern. For exterior use, durability...

Showcasing exemplary timber design and construction in TDUK’s case study webinars

by Bryony Bodimeade|15 July 2516 July 25|Design

The 2025 series of designTimber webinars explored six award-winning buildings, each showcasing a different exemplary use of timber in construction. Featuring a modular holiday home, a ‘Living Lab’ for timber engineering, a multi-storey light-industrial workspace, a sweet chestnut-clad extension, a science and technology block, and a woodland sauna, all the...

Old School House

by Bryony Bodimeade|03 December 2429 July 25|Design

Old School House is a Grade-II listed home in Brue Valley, Somerset which has been sensitively extended with a homegrown chestnut-clad wing.

Weston Studio Western Red Cedar cladding

Know your wood: Western Red Cedar

by Matt Milton|27 May 2412 September 24|Build, Design

A native of North America, Western Red Cedar also grows in the UK. Both varieties are popular choices for timber exterior cladding. A tall, conical, evergreen tree, it typically grows to a height of between 45m and 75m, with a diameter of 1m to 2.5m. The largest of the...