plastic deer fencing eaten

[tech_type]

Hi, I have some 6ft high high tensile plastic deer fencing that I put in recently to protect some natural regeneration. The fence overlaps the ground by a foot and is staked down. The fencing is starting to get eaten away at ground level in small areas (just a single mesh strand at a time) down two sides of the coupe, and it will eventually make a big hole. Any idea what animal might do this and how to protect it? - I have not seen any rabbits in the wood, and I would have thought badgers would burrow under?

[AndyBev]

We used to have this problem with our phesant pens. In our case, it was rabbits for sure. We got round it by using some slightly smaller than usual chicken wire for the bottom 12-18" of the fence and the overlap with the ground.

[Canal Navvy]

That is how my terrier deals with the orange site netting, if it blocks his path he chews a dog shaped hole.