Ripley- Badger Proof Fencing 400m

With the imminent arrival of alpacas this project involved installing 400m of badger proof fencing to the paddock to stop the risk of TB. This fencing had to be buried and returned at the bottom so that the badgers could not dig underneath. The first task is excavating a trench 500mm deep, strengthening posts were then installed at corners and 25m intervals. Tensioning wire was then installed to the top and bottom of the fence. Intermediate posts were then installed and clipped to the wire. The badger wire was then lifted into position and unrolled then laid in the trench. Thousands of staples were then used to fix the wire to the posts. The final task was to backfill and compact the trenches. There were multiple field gates installed, to stop the badgers we had to concrete underneath the gates.