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Deer Fencing

Across farmland, forestry sites, and conservation landscapes, deer fencing has become an essential tool for protecting crops, young trees, and sensitive habitats. This challenge is not limited to the UK, many parts of Europe are seeing increasing deer numbers, bringing similar pressures on land. To keep deer fencing effective year after year, the structure must remain stable, and that stability begins with strong timber deer fence posts.

Postsaver +PLUS delivers long-life protection by preventing the ground-line decay responsible for most timber post failures. Supported by a 40-year post-replacement guarantee, it offers long-term confidence for agricultural and woodland deer fencing, and wildlife fencing projects in the UK, as well as deer exclusion fencing across Europe.

Why Deer Fencing Needs to Endure

The cost of a failing agricultural/farm fence
From crop fields in eastern England to new woodlands in Scotland and Central Europe, rising deer populations are creating consistent pressure on landscapes. When deer fencing weakens, the results are immediate: expensive crop damage, compromised forestry establishment, and increased risks to wildlife and site safety.

Repairing failed fences, especially in remote or challenging terrain, demands time, labour, and ongoing costs. Long-life deer fencing helps land managers avoid these disruptions by ensuring boundaries stay reliable and effective over decades.

Why Timber Posts are Ideal for Deer Fencing

Timber is the preferred material for deer fencing across the UK and Europe due to its cost-effectiveness, adaptability to uneven terrain, and compatibility with high-tensile deer netting, gates, and exclusion fencing. When responsibly sourced, it also offers a lower environmental impact than many alternatives.

However, all timber posts share a common weakness: ground-line rot. Moisture and soil organisms attack this point, weakening the structure and causing posts to lean or fail long before the fencing wears out. Without effective protection, even well-installed fences require premature repair.
Run Of Wooden Fence Posts In A Field

Postsaver +PLUS: Guaranteed Protection for Fence Posts

Postsaver - The Proven and Tested Solution
Postsaver +PLUS protects the section of timber posts most vulnerable to decay, providing long-term performance across all common deer-fencing post sizes used in agriculture, woodland creation, wildlife management, and exclusion fencing. By preventing ground-line rot, it maintains fence-line stability for decades.

Postsaver +PLUS Benefits:

  • Prevents moisture and oxygen ingress
  • Locks in vital preservatives
  • Prevents ground-line decay
  • Extends service life to 40-years, with a post-replacement guarantee
  • Reduces whole-life costs
  • Delivers consistent, predictable performance
Product Details
Designed for Multiple Fencing Applications
Postsaver +PLUS supports reliable deer fencing in a range of settings:
  • Forestry and woodland creation projects
  • Farm and crop protection fencing
  • Estate, parkland, and boundary security
  • Conservation and rewilding areas
  • High-pressure deer populations requiring long-term resilience
  • Gate posts and access points where forces and traffic are highest

 

Sustainable and Long-Term Value
Sustainable deer fencing is as much about longevity as it is about sourcing materials responsibly. By dramatically reducing the number of posts that need replacement over a fence’s lifespan, Postsaver +PLUS helps lower timber consumption and reduces the emissions associated with manufacturing and transportation.

In woodland and conservation areas, fewer replacement cycles also mean less repeated ground disturbance, allowing delicate habitats to recover and thrive. For land managers pursuing sustainable forestry, regenerative agriculture, or environmentally sensitive estate management across the UK and Europe, durable fencing is a practical investment in long-term land health and resilience.
Protect Your Deer Fencing Project with Postsaver +PLUS 
Why is Postsaver Rot Protection Worth Considering?
A deer fence is only as strong as the posts that hold it up. Postsaver +PLUS ensures long-life performance and peace of mind across farms, estates, forests, and conservation sites.

Get in touch today to learn more or to find a Postsaver Approved Installer.
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Claire Owen

Postsaver – Sales Manager
+44 1452 764965
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Postsaver manufactures and supplies guaranteed post rot protection that is proven to extend the life of wooden fence and gate posts. Our patented rot protection is independently tested and proven in volume use since 1994.
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*When applied to posts that meet the requirements of BS8417:2012 - UC4 (Use Class 4). See guarantee for details
**Based on not having to replace your fence in 10 years time due to post failure.

Postsaver uses long term independent test data on the effectiveness of barrier sleeves and wraps to reach all the conclusions given on this website (test data available on request). Based on this data, Postsaver believes longer life, maintenance of strength over time, improved safety and reliability, extended inspection periods and reduced maintenance requirements are reasonable claims. This is subject to Postsaver products being correctly applied as per our instructions and used on correctly preservative treated (for long term in-ground use - use class 4 or higher) wooden fence posts that are free of decay at the time of rot protection application. The claims made, real or implied are not warranties. It is the responsibility of the user to evaluate and satisfy themselves that the performance of the product meets their specific safety, reliability, extended inspection, repair and any other performance or cost-benefit criteria before using Postsaver rot protectors
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