FG9: Deer fencing

How onmuch woodlandyou’ll andbe woodpaid 

£10.27 pasture.per metre (m).

How this item willbenefits benefit the environment

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Where you can use this item 

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Requirements

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  • Clearclear debris from the line of the fence
  • Makemake the line of the fence smooth enough thatso the bottom of the fence sits with the ground (there must be no gaps that deer can enter through)
  • Makemake sure the fence is regularly inspected
  • Maintainmaintain the fence so that deer cannot enter the land until the trees are large enough that they no longer need toprotecting
  • get bethe protectedagreement of your adviser if installing metal fence posts on land in a Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier agreement

  Specifications for the fence’s woodwork

  Species of deer	EndpostsEnd posts and turning posts (metres metres by centimetres)centimetres (cm)	Struts (metres metres by centimetres)centimetres (cm)	Intermediate stakes (metres metres by centimetres)centimetres (cm)	Maximum stake spacing (metres)metres (m)
  Roe	2.8m by 10 to 13cm	2.5m by 8 to 10cm	2.5m by 5 to 8cm	10m
  Muntjac	2.8m by 10 to 13cm	2.5m by 8 to 10cm	2.5m by 5 to 8cm	10m
  Red/sika/fallow	2.8m by 12 to 18cm	2.5m by 10 to 13cm	2.6m by 8 to 10cm	10m

  Specifications for the height of the fence and the size of the mesh

  Species of deer	Minimum fence height (metres)metres (m)	Maximum mesh size (millimetres)millimetres (mm)
  Red and sika	1.8m	200200mm by 300mm
  Fallow	1.8m	200200mm by 220mm
  Roe	1.5m	200200mm by 150mm
  Muntjac	1.5m	7575mm by 75mm

  What the management plan needs to include

  You can only use this optionitem on an existing woodland site if your management plan clearly identifies that deer are present and pose a threat to the site. You do not need a woodland management plan where this item is being used to protect newly planted trees using capital item item TE4TE4: - Supply and plant tree.

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  KeepingEvidence recordsyou must keep 

  You must keep photographs of the followingcompleted recordswork and supplyprovide them with your payment claim:claim.

  • photographs of the completed work

  You You must also keep the following records and supplyprovide them on request:

  • any consents or permissions connected with the work
  • receipted invoices,invoices or bank statements where a receipted invoice is unavailable
  • a Forestry Commission Managementmanagement Planplan approval letter

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  Related items

  Supplements

  You can use thisit itemwith onthese the same area as the following items:supplements:

  • FG4FG4: - Rabbit fencing supplement

  • FG5FG5: - Fencing supplement -– difficult sites

  • FG14

    Sustainable -Farming BadgerIncentive gate

  • FG15 - Water gates
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