BioRegional Charcoal Company, Rectella International and Butterfly Conservation are working together to boost butterfly numbers by selling UK produced BBQ charcoal. BioRegional’s UK charcoal producers manage their woodlands to create habitat for threatened butterfly and bird species. UK charcoal also helps stop illegal logging in tropical forests, provides jobs in British Forestry and helps to reduce global warming!

Alan Titchmarsh, Vice President of Butterfly Conservation, is one of our best customers. He commented…
“I am thrilled to support BioRegional Charcoal Company and Butterfly Conservation in their work to help boost the numbers of butterflies and other threatened animal species in the UK, by restoring woodlands to management. Butterflies are a fabulous part of the British countryside, and I would hope they’ll still be here for hundreds of years to come. I will certainly be buying UK charcoal for my BBQ this summer, and I urge others to do the same.”

BioRegional charcoal is made from wood harvested by re-introducing traditional woodland management, known as coppicing. As a result of coppice management, woodland flowers flourish and act as food plants for threatened species such as the pearl-bordered fritillary butterfly, at the same time as creating new habitat for woodland birds like the nightingale.

BioRegional are very happy to be celebrating their 13th year of operation this year and by working with charcoal distributor Rectella International, their charcoal is now more widely available than ever before. “BioRegional Home Grown Charcoal” is stocked by selected Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Co-op and B&Q stores nationwide – priced around £6 for a 3kg bag.

If you hunt in other outlets, you may well be restricted to charcoal which could have played a part in the destruction of a tropical forest in its production, and contributed to global warming as it was shipped around the world – enough to leave a nasty taste in your mouth. BioRegional’s charcoal is independently certified by the Forest Stewardship Council as coming from well managed forests.

The charcoal is produced by a 20-strong network of rural woodland workers across the country and BioRegional then co-ordinates the deliveries around the UK. This unique arrangement means that even small charcoal producers can supply a national store, and a national retailer can have a UK product on its shelves without having to deal with 20 different suppliers.

BioRegional charcoal is a better buy even without the green credentials. It lights quicker and burns hotter and for longer, avoiding the usual scene of waiting two hours before the BBQ is ready.