BEAT THE BROWSERS!

The Gengard is a self-supporting deer- and rabbit-proof enclosure.

Made up of four long-lasting steel mesh panels, Gengard is a versatile, efficient and essential tool that demonstrates dramatically what is happening in your woodland. It is simple to install, even by only one person.

RESTOCKING AND REGENERATION

Gengard ensures the survival of future generations of young trees, coppice and other flora.

They are placed in gaps created in the canopy following selective felling or thinning operations. The arising seedlings are protected for 5 – 10 years until they have formed a small thicket. At this point the Gengard is easily and swiftly moved to a new location. One tree will grow to maturity from each ‘thicket’.

When employed to protect coppice, the Gengards only need be left in place for two growing seasons.

EXCLOSURE PLOTS

With a proven effectiveness at protecting young plants from browsing mammals until they are secured as a new ‘generation’, Gengards’ employment as exclosure plots is extremely valuable in demonstrating local browsing pressure, helping to reduce the many expensive hours spent counting or estimating deer numbers in order to set cull targets, providing basic information to which it is straightforward to react.

When constructed, each Gengard makes a square of 2.4m x 2.4m x 1.2m. The steel is coated in a galvanising compound that gives a life expectancy up to 50 years, meaning each Gengard will enable the generation of many trees.

HOW TO ORDER

Gengards are only available through New Woods Forestry Limited.

Panels are £28.00, plus delivery and VAT. There is a minimum order of 20 panels. Email New Woods Forestry at office@newwoods.co.uk to place an order or to discuss discounts on larger orders.