New planting and young woodland need protecting from browsing for years before the trees can fend for themselves. Across the bridge into the South West — Bristol, Somerset and the Forest of Dean side — there is plenty of equestrian and smallholding work, and for the right job Ben travels for it.
Across the South West, BP Contracting takes on forestry fencing as rural and agricultural work on the kind of runs that justify the trip. Across the bridge into the South West — Bristol, Somerset and the Forest of Dean side — there is plenty of equestrian and smallholding work, and for the right job Ben travels for it.
The South West — over the Severn into Gloucestershire, Somerset and the Bristol fringe — is rich equestrian and smallholding country, with a lot of horse paddocks, liveries and hobby farms wanting safe post and rail, paddock divisions and ménage work. The Prince of Wales Bridge puts a good slice of it within practical reach of Bridgend, so for the right job the travel makes sense.
Forestry fencing is about exclusion — keeping deer, sheep, cattle and rabbits off young trees while they establish. Depending on the pressure, that means tall tensioned deer netting, stock netting, rabbit netting dug in at the base, or a combination, all strained on properly braced strainer assemblies that hold the line through wind and weather on exposed plantation ground.
Ben builds woodland and plantation boundaries to suit the planting scheme and the browsing pressure on the site — the right netting heights and types, strainers set and braced for long runs across rough ground, and tracked-machine access where the terrain demands it. Grant-funded planting schemes come with their own fencing spec, and Ben builds to it.
The whole point of a forestry fence is to last exactly as long as the trees need it — through the vulnerable establishment years — so the materials and the strain are chosen to hold that distance without slackening or failing early.
Whether your forestry fencing job in the South West is a single boundary or a large run, the approach is the same: Ben surveys it, quotes a fixed itemised price, and builds it to a spec that lasts. Get in touch with the location and a rough idea of the job and he will tell you straight whether he can travel for it.
It depends on the browsing pressure — deer netting (tall and tensioned) for deer, stock netting for sheep and cattle, and rabbit netting dug in at the base for rabbits, often combined. Ben matches the spec to the animals on the site and the planting scheme.
Yes. Grant-funded planting schemes specify the fencing standard, and Ben builds to it — correct netting, post spacings, strainer and bracing detail — so the boundary meets the scheme and protects the trees through establishment.
Long enough to get the trees through their vulnerable early years — often 10–15 years. The materials and the strainer detail are chosen to hold that distance on exposed ground, so the protection does not fail before the planting can stand on its own.
For the right job, yes — Gloucestershire, Somerset and the Bristol fringe are within practical reach over the Prince of Wales Bridge, and there is plenty of equestrian and smallholding work there that suits BP. Tell Ben the location and the job and he will confirm whether he can travel for it.
More on our common questions page.
Stock and deer fencing for woodland, plantations and new planting — protecting young trees from browsing.
Forestry fencing →Tall, tensioned deer fencing to protect woodland, crops and gardens from browsing.
Deer fencing →Stock netting strained tight on creosote strainers and HC4 intermediates — built to hold livestock for the long haul.
Stock fencing →Farm boundaries, grant-spec runs, stock netting and gates — proper agricultural fencing for working land.
Agricultural fencing →See all the areas we cover, or read our common questions.
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