Ashford Middlesex Bowling Green − Fox Protection

At http://www.countrystoredirect.com we speak to lots of bowling clubs about keeping badgers, foxes and even crows off the greens (bird scarers 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 in 2018.

About 10 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 option. 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. They have a 4 line electric fence system. But many clubs opt for a 6 line electric fence system especially if there is a path around the outside of the green − earth lines would be required in-between 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 http://www.countrystoredirect.com are first class. Would highly recommend.”

We love to help our customers get the right products for their job. Each job is different and we can work out what you need from a few pictures, diagrams and a conversation!

You could say we are ‘experts in our field’…! Or in this case experts on the green!