Solid Fuel

Solid fuel for heating and hot water makes sense. We are unlikely to buy a plot with adjoining woodland, so we need to create our own for the future. TreeShop.co.uk seem to have most trees we would look for, so we should keep them in mind and put planting a woodland on the very top of our to do list.
Fast growing trees are poplar, alder and willow, whilst beech, oak and elm are better firewoods. Beech and poplar are easiest to split.
A list of firewood properties can be found here and here.
Wreford Ltd. supply just about every tree possible up to 6m height. Otherwise a Google Search should do the trick.