Deer clear a standard fence with ease, so keeping them out means height, tension and proper strainers — not just a taller version of a stock fence. Ben builds it across South Wales and travels for the right job.
Deer fencing is built tall — typically around 1.8–2m — with high-tensile deer netting strained between substantial, well-braced strainer posts, because a deer fence under poor tension simply gets pushed through or jumped. Ben sets the strainer assemblies and intermediate posts for the height and the tension involved, so the line holds and the mesh stays taut.
It is used to protect new woodland and tree planting from browsing, to keep deer off crops and market gardens, and to fence them out of larger gardens and grounds on the rural fringe where deer pressure is real. The spec — netting type, post spacing, strainer detail and any add-on line wire — is matched to whether you are excluding roe, fallow or red deer, which behave and clear differently.
Because the materials and the strain are heavier than ordinary stock work, the strainer and bracing detail is doubly important. Ben builds it to hold, so the protection lasts the years it takes the planting or the crop to establish.
Typically around 1.8–2m. The exact height depends on the species — red deer need more height than roe or fallow. The other half of the job is tension: a deer fence under poor tension gets pushed through or jumped regardless of height, so the strainer assemblies and bracing matter as much as the height.
It is taller, uses more and heavier netting, and needs substantial, well-braced strainer posts to hold that height under tension. The materials and the groundwork are simply more than a standard stock run. Ben prices it on the height, the species and the run length after walking the line.
Yes — protecting woodland and new tree planting from browsing is one of the main uses. Built to the right height and tension, it keeps deer off the young trees through the years it takes them to establish, which is exactly when browsing damage is most costly.
More on our common questions page.
Stock and deer fencing for woodland, plantations and new planting — protecting young trees from browsing.
Forestry fencing →Farm boundaries, grant-spec runs, stock netting and gates — proper agricultural fencing for working land.
Agricultural fencing →Stock netting strained tight on creosote strainers and HC4 intermediates — built to hold livestock for the long haul.
Stock fencing →See all the areas we cover, or read our common questions.
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