Wood Square Piece (Seaside BN23)

I'm offering this as a lovely piece of wood. About eighteen inches square, good condition, and solid. I've a suspicion that it is some sort of hardwood. Seems a shame to put it into the wood skip if somebody can use it. On the reverse is a veneer chessboard with the veneer peeling, which is why I'm offering it as raw wood and not a chessboard.