The London Wood Burning Project (LWBP) aims to improve awareness of the health impacts of domestic wood burning. The project is led by the London Borough of Camden and Islington and is delivered in partnership with the Mayor of London.
LWBP supports London member boroughs through providing a bespoke smoke control enforcement training programme, training materials and enforcement support.
The London Boroughs that are members of this project are:
- London Borough of Brent
- London Borough of Bromley
- London Borough of Camden
- The City of London Corporation
- London Borough of Croydon
- London Borough of Ealing
- London Borough of Hackney
- London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham
- London Borough of Harrow
- London Borough of Hounslow
- London Borough of Islington
- The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
- London Borough of Lambeth
- London Borough of Lewisham
- The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
- London Borough of Merton
- London Borough of Newham
- London Borough of Redbridge
- London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
- London Borough of Southwark
- London Borough of Sutton
- London Borough of Tower Hamlets
- London Borough of Waltham Forest
- London Borough of Wandsworth
- City of Westminster
Since 2025, The London Wood Burning Project has been delivered in partnership with the Mayor of London who provides funding and support for the scheme via the Mayor’s Air Quality Fund (MAQF).
The Mayors Air Quality Fund helps London boroughs take targeted action to improve local air quality. The project was previously funded by the Defra Air Quality Grant Scheme from 2022 – 2025.
The London Wood Burning Project was launched in late 2022 and to date has successfully delivered:
- A yearly survey across member boroughs of their wood burning habits and awareness of the health impacts.
- A report on the health impacts of domestic wood burning across London, and an air quality data collection exercise, to examine the concentrations of PM2.5 air pollution from wood burning both indoors and outdoors during the winter of 2022/2023.
- A yearly radio, digital, social and out-of-home advertising campaign using the ‘Burny’ character – LWBPs campaign mascot – with campaigns running during the wood burning season each winter.
- Support for Clean Air Night campaigns such as through disseminating information on the health harms of wood burning.
- Informing residents of smoke control area rules, including distributing over 20, 000 leaflets to member boroughs in 2024/25.
- Bespoke training for local authorities around enforcing smoke control areas and accompanying resources including information letters to residents and enforcement notices. 124 council officers successfully completed the training programme in 2024. We will continue to offer the programme going forward.
