FG3: Permanent electric fencing

How much you’llwill be paid paid

£5.66 per metre (m).

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Where you can use this item 

You can use this item either:

• alongside a habitat management, restoration or creation action or option where you need new fencing is required to meet theoption grazing requirements

or

• toin preventareas affected by water pollution caused by farming –(approval you do not need approval from Catchment Sensitive Farming,Farming is not required nor does the parcel need to be in a High Priority area for water qualityquality)

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• to protect environmental features such(for asexample newly planted trees, biodiverse buffer strips and field corners taken out of managementmanagement) or as agreed with yourthe Forestry Commission adviserWoodland Officer

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Requirements

IfFor using wooden posts,posts you must:

• erect wire fencing at least 1.05m high using a minimum of 4 mild steel or high tensile plain wires attached to the posts with suitable insulators
• use wooden straining posts with a top diameter of at least 150150mm millimetres (mm) by at least 2.1m longlong, spaced according to the type of wire used
• use struts 2.1m long, with a top diameter of at least 75mm,75mm morticedwhich (cut)are 2.1m long, morticed into straining postsposts. –You you can use a box strainer withwith, or instead of a strut
• use intermediate posts 1.65m long with a top diameter of at least 65mm and,which are 1.65m long, spaced according to the type of wire used

If

install usinga metalmains-operated posts,energiser youin must:

accordance with manufacturers recommendations
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You can use any type of metal post, but they must be suitable for the steelsite wireand meshbe fencedurable tofor at5 leastyears 1.05mfrom highthe whenstart installed

of your agreement.

For metal posts you must:

• use straining posts which are at least 2.4m in length
• place a straining post at every change of direction (horizontal or vertical) and at each end of the fence – you can
• use suitableintermediate bracingposts toat achieveleast stability1.8m long
• struts should be at least 1.8m2.1m long
• attach andstruts attached to posts using a suitable connector
• useerect intermediatethe postssteel thatwire aremesh fence to at least 1.65m1.05m long

high when installed. You can installuse theadditional metalstrands postsof accordinggalvanised tosteel thewire manufacturer’s(plain installationor recommendations.barbed) Youif canyou useneed anyextra typeheight, using strands of metalgalvanised post,4mm butmild theyplain muststeel bewire suitableor for2.5mm thebarbed sitewire andor behigh durabletensile

You forcan 5install yearsthe frommetal posts according to the startinstallation recommendation of yourthe agreement.manufacturer.

YouDo must not:

• attach the fence to trees or hedgerows
• block or restrict access to open access land

Evidence

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Youan mustexisting keepagreement, photographsyou ofmust thecontinue completedto workfollow andthe providespecifications within yourthat claim.agreement.

Keeping records

YouAgreement mustholders alsowill need to keep the following records and providesupply them on request:

• any consents or permissions connected with the work
• receipted invoices or bank statements where a receipted invoice is unavailable
• photographs of the existing site

ReadAgreement holders will need to keep the following records and supply them with the claim:

• photographs of the completed work

Please see the record keeping and siteinspection visit requirements as set out in the Agreementrelevant holder’sMid guide:Tier, Higher Tier or Capital Grants,Grants Higherguidance Tierfor capitalmore grantsdetail. andYou Protectioncan find the latest guidance at Countryside Stewardship: get funding to protect and Infrastructureimprove grantsthe forland moreyou information.manage.

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