[Talk-GB] electric fences

[Dave F]

Some of the properly installed versions I've tagged as gates - The 
electricity passes through a bungy cable & is connected with a metal 
hook at one end which is encased in a rubber handle allowing the walker 
to unhook it & pass through.

I usually only map the ones where I know, or it looks like, they've been 
installed for a while. With seasonal fences (horse breeder) I don't bother.

DaveF

On 23/11/2020 05:25, Martin Wynne wrote:
> There are several instances locally where a footpath across a field is 
> crossed by an electric fence.
>
> The farmer usually fits a length of rubber hosepipe over the wire so 
> that walkers can safely step over the fence. Sometimes with the aid of 
> a couple of concrete blocks.
>
> How to map? Technically it is probably a form of stile. But the 
> problem is that the location isn't fixed. Electric fences are moved 
> about according to which area of the field the livestock are currently 
> grazing. In a large field the position could change significantly.
>
> But walkers with restricted mobility do need to know that there is one 
> somewhere in the field. The position might be important if there is an 
> alternative gate or other access which could be used.
>
> Martin.
>
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