FG17: Deer vehicle gate

How much willyou’ll be paidpaid 

£749.63 per gate.

Aim

ToHow installthis aitem deerbenefits proofthe vehicularenvironment

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Where toyou can use this item 

You can use this item (eligibility)either:

• Must be within a woodland where deer fencing is the agreed method of protection
• This capital(with itemapproval canfrom bea usedForestry withCommission Woodlandadviser)
• as Improvementpart (WD2),of a Woodland Tree Health andgrant

You Woodlandcannot Creationuse andthis Maintenance applicationsitem:

• Appropriatewhere protection measures will be agreed with a Forestry Commission Woodland Officer. Where a deer fencefencing is used additional payments will not bean madeappropriate forprotection tree shelters within the fenced area. Vehicular deer gates cannot be used measure
• with a temporary deer fence.fence

WhereWhat thisyou itemmust cannotdo beto used

Whereuse deer fencing is not an appropriate protection measure.

How this item will benefit the environment

ProtectsYou trees from deer browsing and damage and helps facilitates deer management.must:

Requirement

Meet

• meet the fence specifications as set out below and in the Forestry Commission’s Technicalfence Guide ‘Forest Fencing 2006’specifications.

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• ensure the gate mustis be a minimum of 3.03 metres (m) wide.wide Do– do not use the hanging posts as an end strainer.strainer
• install Hanging post dimensions must be a minimum of 2.8m x 120 to 180 millimetres (mm) diameter for Red/Sika/Fallow deer, or 2.8m x 100 to 130mm for Roe and Muntjac.

  Install hanging posts following theForestry ForestCommission’s Fencingfence guidespecifications ensuringand theymake aresure they’re suitably compacted.compacted Maker– sure there aremust be no gaps at the bottom of the gate that are wider than the mesh sizes

• maintain as stated the Forest Fencing guide.

  Maintain the gates so that deer cannot enter the land until the trees areno largelonger enoughrequire thatprotection

Hanging theypost nodimensions longermust needbe toa beminimum protected.of:

• 2.8m by 120 to 180 millimetres (mm) diameter for Red, Sika and Fallow deer
• 2.8m by 100 to 130mm for Roe and Muntjac deer

SpecificationsYou must also use the following specifications for the height of the gate and the size of the mesh:mesh minimum(minimum gate height (m)(in m) and maximum mesh size (mm)(in vary by deer species.mm)):

• Red and Sika 1.8m, 200mm by 300mm
• Fallow 1.8m, 200mm by 220mm
• Roe 1.5m, 200mm by 150mm
• Muntjac 1.5m, 80mm by 80m

WoodenWhen to use wooden wings for gates

WoodenYou wings can beuse usedwooden wings to make sure the gates are deer proof for the full width of thea gatesgap where necessary,necessary. forFor exampleexample, where a gateway is adjacent to a ditch. These are only likely to be necessary where theythey’re are already a feature of the landscape. EachYou wingshould mustmake consistsure each wing consists of rails or fencing mesh tomeets meetForestry theCommission’s standard as per the Forest Fencing guide. Gates are to be installed at the same time as the deer fence and prior to tree planting taking place.standards.

KeepingEvidence recordsyou must keep 

You must keep the following records and supplyprovide them on request.request:

• Receiptedreceipted invoices,invoices or bank statements where a receipted invoice is unavailable
• Anyany consents or permissions connected with the work

PleaseRead see the record keeping and inspectionsite visit requirements asin setthe outAgreement inholder’s theguide: relevantCapital Grants, Higher Tier orcapital Woodland grants guidanceand Protection and Infrastructure grants for more detail.information.

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Advice andto suggestionshelp foryou howuse this item

The following advice may help you to carryuse outthis item, but you do not have to follow it to get paid. It’s not part of this item item’s requirements. 

PleaseContact contact your local Forestry Commission Woodlandadviser Officer.for more advice.