Sutton Manor Rabbit Fencing Removed
06 February 2007 Category: Sutton Manor Woodland, St.Helens
OK, that's not exactly the most tantalising of headlines! However, the large-scale work taking place this week at Sutton Manor in removing all the rabbit fencing, does suggest that the woodland is maturing. It's less than six years ago that thousands of saplings were planted under the stewardship of the Forestry Commission.
Huge quantities of rabbit fencing were introduced all over the 230 acre site to stop the critters from causing damage to the young trees through browsing and bark stripping. The trees can now, it seems, withstand the work of the pesky rabbits, so the process of converting a former pit into a place of beauty is nearing completion.
Some of the rabbit fencing is being removed by a digger, the rest by hand
