Rabbit fencing and public footpaths.

[franklin]

Need to put some rabbit fencing in. Field has public footpath. Presumably we can fence to the style, but will this just make some kind of "bunny funnel"?

Any ideas? Field borders scruffy fallow and is bunny Mecca.

 

[Banana Bar]

We’ve had this problem. We put in a really smart wooden gate on self closing hinges, hangs close to the ground and has rabbit wire attached. Shouldn’t of done it but got away with it for 5 years!

 

[unlacedgecko]

Need to put some rabbit fencing in. Field has public footpath. Presumably we can fence to the style, but will this just make some kind of "bunny funnel"?

Any ideas? Field borders scruffy fallow and is bunny Mecca.

There’s no requirement for there to be dog access at a style. Fence the style as well.


Rabbit fencing works best when combined with drop traps. They will easily allow you to control the local population, rather than merely shift the problem t9 a different field.

 

[Exfarmer]

I am afraid the droptraps will attract the attention of some very nasty people. At least ours did, seems they must have followed the fencing and destroyed them.

 

[Post Driver]

We’ve had this problem. We put in a really smart wooden gate on self closing hinges, hangs close to the ground and has rabbit wire attached. Shouldn’t of done it but got away with it for 5 years!

What was the issue?

That's exactly how I have done it. We burried a length of sleeper below ground to stop them going under and hung the gate flush to it. The gate had weld mesh fixed to it and then rabbit net clipped to that for a rigid fix. Some timber was fixed up the edge of the gate post to close any gaps

 

[ollie989898]

Whats wrong with removing a stile and fitting a self closing gate?? It is improving access surely?

Also ive never heard of a drop trap before what is it?

 

[Doing it for the kids]

Dig a big hole, put a lid on it with a shoe box sized door on a spring set to not quite take the weight iof roger rabbit.

Back fill, lock the door and fence to it on both side, get roger used to running over door. One night. Open the lock and ring the butcher offering 10-100 lead free rabbits.

 

[7610 super q]

Don't replace stiles with gates. Even self closing ones can be propped open with sticks by knuckle heads. Also allows motorbikes, horses, etc, etc......

 

[ollie989898]

Don't replace stiles with gates. Even self closing ones can be propped open with sticks by knuckle heads. Also allows motorbikes, horses, etc, etc......

Not if you fence it correctly, IE like a kissing gate so they have to turn to go through it.

 

[Leeselby126]

I have a team of ferrets that would be more than happy to sort your rabbit problem out! Let me know if I can help. I'm based in South Wales