Field boundaries come in different forms.

HLM can provide repairs to most boundary infrastructure.

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Stock fencing:

​Traditionally posts at fixed intervals and stock wire with either plain or barbed wire as a top wire.

Typically used for smaller livestock

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Post and Rail:

Upright posts at a fixed interval with rails at a fixed distance apart.

Unsuitable for small livestock as they can get through the gaps.

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Electric Fencing:

This form of boundary management consists of a ring of wire supported on removable plastic stakes, a pulse of electric energy, usually 12v, through the wire.

Animals receive a small shock if they touch the wire deterring them to approach it.

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Hedging:

Hedging can provide a green barrier and also a habitat for birds and insects, they also provide shelter for livestock from inclement weather and strong sunshine.

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Dry Stone Walls:

DSW are used to secure stock but also offer shelter from the elements. DSW’s have been used for approx. 200 years now which is testament to their durability however trees going near by can push them over and surprisingly moles that burrow towards them and then along them can leave the bottom of the wall unstable and prone to collapse.

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Nofence Collars:

Nofence collars were trialed in 2016 in Norway and have been improving ever since. It allows the owner to create a virtual boundary meaning you can concentrate your grazing in one particular area.

 

Cattle are best trained in the system. As they get close to the virtual boundary a melody rings out from the collar, if they continue they get a small shock similar to an electric fence, they get used to hearing the melody and quickly turn away

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