Snaizeholme – Woodland Trust - Tree Plantation with Triple X Fencing
The Woodland Trust’s recently acquired Snaizeholme site sits in 550 acres of wild grazing land in the Yorkshire Dales National Park. The plan is to plant over 250,000 native trees and thus create a new haven for wildlife including the black grouse and the red squirrel.
In September 2021, McVeigh Parker held a Triple X demo day which was attended by the Snaizeholme’s project manager, Alec. He explained that the Woodland Trust had decided to halt the use of plastic tree guards for tree protection and needed a sustainable alternative.
Impressed with the system Alec opted for Triple X for the creation of a trial enclosure, which would protect the newly-planted young trees from deer and rabbit browsing. Using a local fencing contractor the enclosure was installed in less than a week in early 2022.
On the ridge above the valley runs the iconic Pennine Way. With this in mind Alec was anxious that the new fence didn’t stand out too much. A month after installation, he expressed his particular satisfaction that if anything it was the old wooden fence that was much more prominent.
Stock used
- CL2725 3.0m 14 clip Clipex standard deer posts
- CL2730 3.0m 14 clip Clipex beefy deer posts
- KCPX35 Triple X deer box end strainer
- KCPX40 Triple X deer box corner/2 way strainer
- F2440 X Fence XHT13-190-15 deer mesh, 100m
- F1C3221 1050-31-1.0mm rabbit wire, 50m
- F2142 2.5mm Xtralife alu/zinc HT wire 25kg
- 3.0m 14 clip Clipex standard deer posts with 3.0m 14 clip Clipex beefy deer posts every 5th post.
- Intermediate post centres: 4.5m
The Triple X fencing system offers many advantages to our customers including: sustainability with a lower carbon footprint than treated timber, fully recyclable at the end of its service life, longevity, speed of erection, big cost savings over the extended life of the fence and less ground disturbance.
If you would like to know more about this award-winning bespoke system please contact McVeigh Parker on 03330 050115 or email sales@mcveighparker.co.uk