No this isn’t the last blog but as the coppice area is now clear of all the timber that was felled, the next job is to complete the fencing so that the young hazel saplings are protected from the deer. The last post was banged into place yesterday.
Here are two videos showing the “before” and “after” of the felled area.
Here is the “before” showing all the piles of logs waiting to be moved.
After the logs have been cleared.
And here is where most of them ended up.
The fencing comes on a pace with the last line of posts put in yesterday.
The next job is to string out the fencing wire along the bottom and top of the posts and tighten these lengths up using tensioners, as shown below.
More of the wire to be put in place and then the deer proof fencing can be fixed to the wires and that should keep the deer out. I will also add a 2′ high piece of chicken wire all along the fence at the bottom to discourage the rabbits and muntjac deer who try to burrow underneath things.
Then we will be ready for layering the existing hazel stools and planting the new ones.
More next time……..
Tim Burr 