Carnog Working Horses makes barbecue charcoal in small batches from small diameter coppiced hardwoods including ash, elm, sycamore and hazel. These give a natural, subtle, woody taste to your barbecue. We are also now making artists’ charcoal from lots of different tree species. This led to the creation of two new images of the team, by artist Sally Duckers, shown below. One was also used to create our new logo.
Of course, only horse power is used to extract the wood from traditional woodland or other sustainably managed woodlands in the Tanat Valley. Our small Carnog mobile kiln can also be brought to your woodland to make charcoal from your own wood in only 8 hours.

Artists’ Charcoal Images from Carnog
I have recently started making artists’ charcoal when running the kiln for making barbecue charcoal. I experimented with different woods and even got into some drawing myself too. This inspired me to ask a wonderful artist and friend, Sally Duckers, to make these new images to use in our new business logo and on the website.
Following the whole process through from felling the trees, extracting them with a horse, making sure all of the wood was used for something useful, and then taking the charcoal to draw these images, says a lot about what Carnog is really all about. It may be old school, but in a preserving traditional skills way. It’s about being mindful of what I am doing when I am managing land and doing the best I can for every bit I get to manage. I also believe that horselogging is an art form and not just a way of life.


I am much better at the art of horselogging than at drawing. The drawing expert, the wonderful Sally Duckers, produced the two images. They are so good that they are now available as A6 greetings cards, and A4 and A3 prints. The price is £6 for a set of 6 A6 size cards, 3 of each design, plus £2 for 1st class postage. You can mix the designs up if you wish. The cards and envelopes are made from 100% recycled card/paper and have been printed by a local company. Larger prints are £22 for A4 and £28 for A3, plus postage.
Each batch of artists’ charcoal is unique and has its own story. Our current batch is a mix of Rowan harvested as part of conservation project on Whinberry hill to control the bracken and scrub trees to favour the heather and bilberries. The Rowan charcoal is in the form of wedges of varying sizes and we think it makes a really great charcoal for drawing in lots of different ways.
The other charcoal we currently have in stock is Willow. This is the traditional wood for making drawing charcoal and it is made from Willow coppiced as part of the management of our own land, so no Charcoal miles for this one! It is a renewable resource that will keep growing each year. These sticks are relatively fine but you will get a mix of sizes in each order.
Contact Barbara to order yours now, it is £6 for a box of 13 sticks plus postage and packaging. barbara@carnog.co.uk 07901741217
Please message me directly for payment details with your address, and how many you would like.
These photographs shows the sequence of events making the charcoal.




Carnog barbecue charcoal is currently available directly from Barbara at our base in Llanrhaeadr Ym Mochnant and from Izzy’s Butchers.