Job done

Well, nearly. With my planned trip to the UK drawing closer every day I needed to fence in the other (south) side of my land, not so much for security but to stop the wild animals coming on while I’m away. I’ve only got two small fruit trees planted and the deer have already had a nibble at the bark of each one and if I didn’t do anything I’m sure that I’d return to find them severely damaged or perhaps eaten down to the ground.

I can’t put all of the fence on that side into place permanently however. The main reason is that there’s a large gap in the middle to allow the builder room to work and a bit further down the two gateposts that have been put in both have to come out again as they’re as bent as a fiddler’s elbow and it would be futile trying to fit a gate between them. So although I could fit the three tensioning wires to support the fence mesh in the bays in the bottom section, I could only make the supports temporary further up, just enough really to deter the deer from finding their way over.

I’ve got more fixing to do tomorrow but I managed to get all the mesh that I wanted to hanging on the posts, and don’t I know it because it was a long, very hot afternoon’s work and I’m now feeling it a bit. However, as the photos show, it was worth it.

I haven’t cut the mesh so when I leave I’ll carry on unrolling it and hang it right up to the last post that’s there. I need to leave the gap there for now as it’s the only way that I can get my car down to the caravan but when I leave I’ll fill it to prevent any vehicle being driven down there. Not that I think anyone will want to, on foot even let alone in a vehicle.