eSales - timber online sales
NRW eSales
If you wish to bid for timber during one of the NRW Timber Sale Events, firstly you will need to qualify as a customer by submitting a Health & Safety Questionnaire (HSQ) and Timber Sales Qualification Form (TSQF).
Please email timber.sales@cyfoethnaturiolcymru.gov.uk to request these forms.
Once you have been approved as a customer, you will then need to register on NRW eSales.
Timber Sales Governance Standards
Please click on the following links to access the redacted version of our Timber Sales Governance Standards in English and Welsh. These standards set out our governance approach to selling timber from the Welsh Government Woodland Estate.
Standing sales
Standard purchase of standing trees by weight (tonnage). Contracts sold via eSales comprise of:
- Lot summary and standing sale particulars, which summarise coupe details, contract period and mensuration data
- Site specific conditions
- Location, constraint, operation, and road maps
Roadside sales
Contracts sold via eSales comprise of:
- Standard purchase of roundwood by weight at roadside specification terms and conditions.
- Location map, site safety rules and risk assessment will still appear separately.
- Roadside sales of small roundwood termed as chip wood, pulpwood, posts, and stakes, are offered via eSales.
Minor Produce sales
Small parcel lots become available from time to time that are sold outside of normal auction process. You will still need to qualify as a customer in order to purchase minor produce lots.
Please contact timber.sales@cyfoethnaturiolcymru.gov.uk to see if there are any minor produce lots available.
All purchases must be paid for prior to collection. These will be roadside lots only.
Maximum of £500 per transaction (limited to £1000 per annum / 50m3 overbark per annum).
Bid conditions
NRW will not accept conditional bids on eSales lots.
Tree diseases in the UK and Wales
Important note: Following finding of Phytophthora pluvialis in Wales, there may be legal restrictions on movement of timber from certain areas of Wales. Please see Welsh Government’s website for more information. Phytophthora pluvialis | GOV.WALES
For information on other pests and diseases, such as Phytophthora ramorum, Chalara (ash dieback) and acute oak decline which are affecting forests, please see our Tree health and biosecurity section.