Ashford Middlesex Bowling Green - Fox Protection

 

At www.countrystoredirect.com we speak to lots of bowling clubs about keeping badgers, foxes and even crows off the greens (birdscarers for crows).

 

An electric fence can be a cost effective solution that really works.  A bit of planning is essential and getting the installation right is also important.

 

Ashford Middlesex Bowling Club - (Ashford Middlesex Bowls Club is in the borough of Spelthorne that is actually in Surrey!) - has been running since 1918.  The club celebrated it's Centenary last year.

 

About 8 years ago the problems started with foxes coming on to the green, playing and digging.  The Vice President and Green Keeper Mick Delaney (has been a member for 20 years and is an ex president) tried all kinds of techniques to keep the foxes away from digging up the greens.  Putting bottles of water on the green was one.  They were getting worried that this fox problem was never going to go away and their greens were going to be ruined.

 

The club started their electric fencing journey with a premium fox fence kit with 1m plastic electric fencing posts but over the last few years they have added to it by replacing the plastic posts with wooden ones to make more gates and so to give better access to the green.  This is a 4 line system.  But many clubs opt for a 6 line system especially if there is a path around the outside of the green - earth lines would be required inbetween the live lines to make sure the fox got a zap!

 

Mick says "The fence has certainly done its job.  The sales and after sales at www.countrystoredirect.com are first class.  Would highly recommend."