{"id":2413,"date":"2026-01-06T12:43:58","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T12:43:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/?p=2413"},"modified":"2026-01-08T09:28:56","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T09:28:56","slug":"removal-of-plastic-wire-mesh-fencing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/?p=2413","title":{"rendered":"Removal of plastic wire mesh fencing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The Friends Team (FONGW) carried out long overdue, much needed work in the woods during November and December 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/mesh-fence-1-600x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2414\" style=\"width:350px;height:auto\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/mesh-fence-1-600x800.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/mesh-fence-1-300x400.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/mesh-fence-1-75x100.jpg 75w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/mesh-fence-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/mesh-fence-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/mesh-fence-1-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/mesh-fence-1-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Many years ago, plastic wire mesh fencing had been installed creating an enclosure over a large area in the woods as part of a regeneration project. It was designed to keep out the grazing deer that destroy the saplings, ultimately leaving the woodland area barren. <span style=\"font-size: revert; color: initial;\">The enclosed protected area has now rejuvenated and consequently the fencing had become redundant.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2417 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/mesh-fence-2-300x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/mesh-fence-2-300x400.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/mesh-fence-2-600x800.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/mesh-fence-2-75x100.jpg 75w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/mesh-fence-2-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/mesh-fence-2-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/mesh-fence-2-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/mesh-fence-2-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Team spent several weeks cutting, lifting and removing the derelict fencing, most of which had become buried under detritus and moss, trapped by Hawthorn trees and entwined in Pendulous Sedge grasses.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2415\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Mesh-fence-under-leaves-300x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"314\" height=\"419\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Mesh-fence-under-leaves-300x400.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Mesh-fence-under-leaves-600x800.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Mesh-fence-under-leaves-75x100.jpg 75w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Mesh-fence-under-leaves-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Mesh-fence-under-leaves-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Mesh-fence-under-leaves-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Mesh-fence-under-leaves-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 314px) 100vw, 314px\" \/>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-2416\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/mesh-fence-pulling-300x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"314\" height=\"419\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/mesh-fence-pulling-300x400.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/mesh-fence-pulling-600x800.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/mesh-fence-pulling-75x100.jpg 75w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/mesh-fence-pulling-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/mesh-fence-pulling-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/mesh-fence-pulling-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/mesh-fence-pulling-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 314px) 100vw, 314px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The non-biodegradable mesh has now been completely removed leaving the rejuvenated area a safe environment and free of what had been identified as a potential hazard to wildlife in <em>its<\/em> abandoned state.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2418 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Mesh-fence-on-trailer-300x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Mesh-fence-on-trailer-300x400.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Mesh-fence-on-trailer-600x800.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Mesh-fence-on-trailer-75x100.jpg 75w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Mesh-fence-on-trailer-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Mesh-fence-on-trailer-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Mesh-fence-on-trailer-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.fongw.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Mesh-fence-on-trailer-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of the removed mesh being carted away&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Friends Team (FONGW) carried out long overdue, much needed work in the woods during November and December 2025. &nbsp; 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