The problems with having wild rabbits on your land
The primary issue green-fingered individuals will have with wild rabbits is that any edible vegetation in their gardens will likely be destroyed and let’s face it, gardening and planting new flowers takes a lot of time and is expensive! What’s more, rabbits rapidly produce young hence the common phrase that’s thrown around breeding like rabbits. They can have between 3-6 litters a year and between 3-6 babies in each, if they were to reach their full potential, one single mother could have up to 36 offspring in just one year. So as you can imagine, that many rabbits could cause havoc in your garden.
We specialise in habitat creation therefore have the knowledge and experience in mitigating any conflict with the rabbits and other ecosystems.
If you’ve had rabbits in your garden, you will notice:
- Clean-cut damage (rabbits enjoy fresh new shoots and ground-level plants)
- Piles of small brown, round droppings
- Tufts of fur
- Fresh holes, upturned soil
- Gnaw marks around the bottom of tree trunks
- Fleas on your pets
Woodlands Edge use only high quality materials, which in turn means not only are our rabbit proof fences effective but also long lasting, therefore being cheaper and more cost effective in the long term. Each job is different and the erecting of each fence will be decided on its own merit. We always use 18-gauge 25mm heavy-duty netting. The netting is buried to the correct depth and gates can be fitted where needed.
