Issues with neighbours

[CAP13]

Having some issues with neighbours and looking for advice.
Neighbours house surrounded by our land, a few months ago their dog got into our sheep by jumping the fence. To stop it happening again they’ve had deer fencing installed. For a month we’ve not had cows in that field to allow for the fence to be erected. Let cows back in and they’ve taken to scratching along her fence so today gotten a very passive aggressive message from said neighbour about the cows trying to break through her new expensive fence and a link to how to keep livestock in. I know we can electric fence around that but why should I loose ground when grazing is already scarce? Where do I stand with this and how do I reply/speak to them diplomatically? In Scotland if that makes a difference. TIA

 

[spin cycle]

TBF ...at least they acknowledged and addressed the dog problem....I think single strand of leccy to keep cows back is not unreasonable.. .area can still be grazed by sheep after all

 

[onthehoof]

Need to double fence, either electric or otherwise, can you put your fence so cows graze underneath up to neighbours fence, then you won’t lose grazing

 

[bobk]

Having some issues with neighbours and looking for advice.
Neighbours house surrounded by our land, a few months ago their dog got into our sheep by jumping the fence. To stop it happening again they’ve had deer fencing installed. For a month we’ve not had cows in that field to allow for the fence to be erected. Let cows back in and they’ve taken to scratching along her fence so today gotten a very passive aggressive message from said neighbour about the cows trying to break through her new expensive fence and a link to how to keep livestock in. I know we can electric fence around that but why should I loose ground when grazing is already scarce? Where do I stand with this and how do I reply/speak to them diplomatically? In Scotland if that makes a difference. TIA

2 rows of leccy fence attached to their fence , not a problem , tbf they have tried

 

[Bury the Trash]

yea me too its not like it used to be when it was on bbc

 

[DieselRob]

Have they used wooden posts? Screw in insulators and a line or 2 of electric. No grazing to be lost. I think they’ve been very proactive sorting out their side of the issue, don’t ruin it by you/your stock becoming the problem

 

[xmilkr]

At the end of the day if they are your stock you are liable for any damage they cause.

 

[kiwi pom]

Well done to your neighbours for addressing the problem. Stick a strand of electric up and be grateful you have good neighbours, maybe get to know them a little better, they may keep a eye on your cattle for you.
Why you would lose grazing by using electric to keep them off the fence, I have no idea.

 

[serf]

 

[suffolksmallholder]

Mains powered so no probs with dodgy old tractor batteries.
This won’t go away so I’d suggest spending some time, effort and some £’s doing a good job and you’ll not regret it
SS

 

[CAP13]

Ok point taken. I’m just bitter because they’ve caused so much grief and problems since they’ve moved in. I’ll just drop it and hook up the fence.

 

[bobk]

Ok point taken. I’m just bitter because they’ve caused so much grief and problems since they’ve moved in. I’ll just drop it and hook up the fence.

Presumably there has been more to this situation , ie not an isolated incident

 

[kiwi pom]

Ok point taken. I’m just bitter because they’ve caused so much grief and problems since they’ve moved in. I’ll just drop it and hook up the fence.

I've no idea what other problems they have caused but from your original post, they have erected a fence to keep their dog in, you need to stop your stock damaging it. Seems reasonable
Anything else is a separate issue.

 

[britishblue]

I had the same problem so put up an electric wire a foot away from their garden fences. Now the b******s dump their lawn clippings over! When I chucked them back one ranted and raved that the electric wire was the march fence and he was putting the lawn clippings on his own ground! You just can't win!

 

[devonbeef]

Having some issues with neighbours and looking for advice.
Neighbours house surrounded by our land, a few months ago their dog got into our sheep by jumping the fence. To stop it happening again they’ve had deer fencing installed. For a month we’ve not had cows in that field to allow for the fence to be erected. Let cows back in and they’ve taken to scratching along her fence so today gotten a very passive aggressive message from said neighbour about the cows trying to break through her new expensive fence and a link to how to keep livestock in. I know we can electric fence around that but why should I loose ground when grazing is already scarce? Where do I stand with this and how do I reply/speak to them diplomatically? In Scotland if that makes a difference. TIA

whatever you do ,do not put a fence away that can not be grazed under, or plant hedge because in the future they or someone else will move the fence forward into field. a line of lecce fence near enough they can graze up to boundary only answer i would say,

 

[Frodo]

Get a mains energiser, which has to use their electric. Batteries are a pain.

 

[CPF]

Whack a good post in the ground, put one of these up ,keep the cows away from the fence.

other makes of this products are available
I made one using old brushes out of our road brush.

 

[som farmer]

if she's put deer fencing up, probably still in shock of the price, so protective!

but, she's gone along way to sort the problem, a bit from you, is justified, she could have done nothing, and problem escalating, into something much worse.

a lot of us have non country folk issues, sometimes they just don't think, nor think they are doing anything wrong, a firm polite conversation, may sort things out.

Then there are the barstewards that don't give a toss about you, and do what they like. We have had a problem with one neighbour for 20+ years, keeps trying to include our field access, which is used infrequently, into his garden, its the only road access, to his house. Cussings, solicitors letters, keeps him quiet for a year or two, then he tries again

they are now elderly, and frail, so l imagine the house will be up for sale soon, nice house, wrong place, so not an easy sale, normal removal vans cannot get to it, and to close to the main road noise.

he put a nice gravel drive in, missed that, but he has been told, when he moves, the gravel will move ! As soon as l see a for sale sign, a 'dispute' will be raised, legally, that will help the sale !

the reason he did those things, if that track, was thought to belong to the house, it would add £30/40,000 to the price. Which would immediately cause a huge problem with the new owners, if they thought it was included in the sale.

and all he had to do, was ask me, some l would have said yes, most no, and avoided all the rumpus. But no, he thinks l am a thick peasant, to walk over.

 

[ollie989898]

I had the same problem so put up an electric wire a foot away from their garden fences. Now the b******s dump their lawn clippings over! When I chucked them back one ranted and raved that the electric wire was the march fence and he was putting the lawn clippings on his own ground! You just can't win!

Tell him if he does it again you will put them back over the fence with the loader bucket. Simple as that.

 

[ollie989898]

if she's put deer fencing up, probably still in shock of the price, so protective!

but, she's gone along way to sort the problem, a bit from you, is justified, she could have done nothing, and problem escalating, into something much worse.

a lot of us have non country folk issues, sometimes they just don't think, nor think they are doing anything wrong, a firm polite conversation, may sort things out.

Then there are the barstewards that don't give a toss about you, and do what they like. We have had a problem with one neighbour for 20+ years, keeps trying to include our field access, which is used infrequently, into his garden, its the only road access, to his house. Cussings, solicitors letters, keeps him quiet for a year or two, then he tries again

they are now elderly, and frail, so l imagine the house will be up for sale soon, nice house, wrong place, so not an easy sale, normal removal vans cannot get to it, and to close to the main road noise.

he put a nice gravel drive in, missed that, but he has been told, when he moves, the gravel will move ! As soon as l see a for sale sign, a 'dispute' will be raised, legally, that will help the sale !

the reason he did those things, if that track, was thought to belong to the house, it would add £30/40,000 to the price. Which would immediately cause a huge problem with the new owners, if they thought it was included in the sale.

and all he had to do, was ask me, some l would have said yes, most no, and avoided all the rumpus. But no, he thinks l am a thick peasant, to walk over.

Put something big and heavy on your land that blocks his access and pishing about? Better yet, a few loads of manure?

EDIT

Put up a sign in your field saying 'in dispute' so any potential buyer will spot it. It will smash the value of his property.