Can you burn wood in your garden? What you need to know about rules around lighting firepits, pizza ovens and BBQs

Small garden with wooden outdoor seating, fire-pit and wooden boardwalk on white gravel, black wooden fence.

As the temperature starts to dip on a summer’s evening you might have found yourself grabbing a blanket or cardigan to drape over you. But there’s nothing quite like gathering around a fire pit or chiminea. So, it’s easy to see why some of us might have thought about burning wood in our gardens.

The regulations over whether you can burn wood in your garden apply whether you a having a full-on bonfire or just invested in the best firepit or a new pizza oven. There are a few things to bear in mind as you go about burning certain items within the grounds of your home.