"Mary Fisher" wrote in message
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The only sure, permanent way to keep fox out of your garden is by secure,
high fencing. It works and gives peace of mind. It also keeps two legged
predators out.

We've slept soundly since we put up plastic coated chain link fencing
attached to square section steel uprights with the same steel linking top
and bottom of the uprights, which are embedded in concrete.

It's not as ugly as it sounds, in fact because it lets light in and gives
a lot of scope for climbing plants it's an asset to the garden.

How tall is yor fence?...When I moved here last year my first garden task
was to extend the fences all round with trellis - they're now about 8 feet
high - except for one stretch of about 20ft which is waste high chain-link
fence, which is of course where the foxes hop over. This belongs to my
neighbour, along with the stumps of the 3 x 60ft leylandii which I pursuaded
him to chop down last summer. He's promised to replace the fence with a
taller wooden fence and then I will extend that to about 8ft with trellis,
planted with the prickliest climbing roses I can find, which I hope will
keep out both four and two legged interlopers! But I'd hoped in the meantime
to find something to keep the foxes out - I may end up just knocking the
window at them every morning, as I'm up early!...

Many thanks for your suggestion, anyway!

Mark