Recent Projects

LAKE SERPENTINE | website  A 1.4km fence around Lake Serpentine, a peat lake south of Hamilton.  Lake Serpentine is to become the main visitor site for the National Wetland Trust, and the fence is an intergral part of the site protection and visitor experience.		OMAHA SPIT | website A 375m long predator fence across Omaha Spit, north of Auckland for the Omaha Shorebird Protection Trust.  The aim of the fence is to assist with predator management (including neighbouring domestic cats) so that shorebirds can nest on the ground.
CORVO ISLAND, AZORES | website A seabird protection fence on the Island of Corvo in the Azores (Portuguese owned Islands in the mid-Atlantic Ocean). SPEA (The Portugese Society for the Study of Birds) are passionate about protecting birdlife and generated funds for this project and helped build the fence.		SNAIL ENCLOSURES, HAWAII  Snail proof enclosures to protect native Hawaiian snails from mammal pests and from the introduced predatory Rosy Wolf snail.
BUSHY PARK | WANGANUI | website A 4.8km fence around an 80 ha lowland forest reserve. This high quality forest remnant is being used for the reintroduction of several indigenous animal species.		SHAKESPEAR OPEN SANCTUARY | website The vision of the Shakespear Open Sanctuary is to use their 1.7km Xcluder® fence to create an open and accessible wildlife sanctuary that integrates public recreation, conservation and farming. The Sanctuary is significant because it's location, at the end of Whangaparaoa peninsula, extends Tiritiri Matangi Island to the mainland.
WAIRAKEI | website Xcluder® has constructed a five kilometre fence around the perimeter of the 150 ha Wairakei International Golf Course. The two metre high Xcluder® fence was designed to prevent predators entering the property, providing effective golf course protection and allowing for a unique blending of recreation, restoration and conservation initiatives.		MAUNGATAUTARI | website 48km perimeter Xcluder® "Kiwi" fence around Maungatautari Mountain enclosing 3,400 ha of lowland Podocarp forest. This internationally significant project uses Xcluder® fencing on a scale never previously attempted, as the Maungatautari Ecological Island Trust restore to the forest a healthy diversity of indigenous plants and animals not seen in our lifetime.
GREAT BARRIER ISLAND | website 2.1 km fence across a 250 ha bush clad peninsula on the island.		ROTOKARE SCENIC RESERVE | TARANAKI | website 8,400 metre fence encircling a 230 ha forested basin including Lake Rotokare.
STYX MILL RESERVE | CHRISTCHURCH 1,000 metres of a proposed 3 km fence completed around the Styx wetland, for the Christchurch City Council.		WELLINGTON ZOO | WELLINGTON | website Attachment of the Xcluder® hood onto an existing zoo perimeter fence to exclude cats. 1,150 metres long.
MACRAES FLAT | OTAGO 1,700 metre Xcluder® fence around part of the Department of Conservation Redbank Reserve to protect the threatened Otago and Grand skinks from extinction by predation. A second 1,280 metre fence has also been completed.

Please contact Xcluder® for further information.

Xcluder Fence Design and Construction

Sixteen Years of Project History

Xcluder® specialise in the design and installation of fences that are both in-situ and scientifically proven to be pest proof: our designs exclude ALL target pest animals. Over the last decade, our fences have been proven to work effectively in the 'real world', over long time periods.

Xcluder® fences have been proven experimentally and/or in the real world to keep out the following animals:

mouse, Indian house shrew, ship rat, Norway rat, kiore, tenrec, mustelids (stoat, ferret, weasel), hedgehog, rabbit, hare, brushtail possum, cat, dog, pig, Indian mongoose, Javan macaque, goat, Mouflon sheep, (fallow, rusa, sambur, red deer, white-tailed deer), guttural toad and livestock (sheep, goat, cattle, horse).  Xcluder® designed fences will also exclude chameleon, badgers, mink, red fox, squirrel, cane toads, snakes, snails, and many other terrestrial animals.

Custom Fence Design

Custom design (is a crucial element) to ensure that pest exclusion can be achieved within budgets.  We are able to employ our animal behaviour and construction experience to adapt to meet the specific needs of customers.

We are always happy to discuss your project. Please feel welcome to contact Xcluder® for further information.

Pest Proof Fence Designs

Xcluder® 'Wairakei' Fence

Xcluder® Wairakei Fence at the International Wairakei Golf Course, Taupo , New Zealand.

This design option maintains the same physical dimensions as our most common design the Xcluder ®“Kiwi” fence but has alternative features.

The 'All Pest' Fence

Xcluder ® 'All Pest' Fence at the Maungatautari Ecological Island Trust, New Zealand.

Examples of this design are seen at Orokonui Sanctuary near Dunedin and the Maungatautari Ecological Island Trust in the Waikato.

Fence Warranty

Xcluder® provides a warranty on fence workmanship and materials quality. We utilise a range of well-known materials in our fences that have recognised life expectancy and quality specifications.

We have designed the fences so that sections or materials can be replaced without having to completely strip large parts of the fence.

Xcluder® Fence Components

For a pest fence to be fully effective and for pest eradication to be achieved the constructed fence must be 100% effective at excluding all target pests around its entire perimeter. Waterways, drains, gates, and abutting fences must all be pest-proof. Xcluder® have designed, developed, water gates and fish passages, pedestrian gates, vehicle geates, automated gates, and electronic surveillance, tested, and implemented various specialised components.

Construction of Your Pest-Proof Fence

Typical Fence Construction Steps

Design / Planning

The first phase of the construction of a pest-proof fence is for Xcluder® staff to inspect the proposed site with the client. During this inspection, Xcluder® walk over and view the proposed fence line, allowing them to determine any specific requirements for construction and fencing components.

The inspection enables a detailed proposal to be prepared, outlining all factors relating to the fence including the alignment, earthworks required, type of pest proof fence best suited to the site, additional components required and the cost.

The design and planning process is the perfect opportunity to discuss with our customers who does what. Some customers want the full package, other customers have their own resources that they can use in the project (e.g. they can do their own earthworks or have their own post supplier). We are flexible about how much or how little we do to help get your project completed successfully to a pest proof standard. Contact us to discuss your needs.

Earthworks

Earthworks along the fence line may be required to provide a stable long-term base and to protect the fence base from erosion.

Construction of the Base Fence

The first stage of fence construction involves the construction of the base fence. The base fence provides the structural support required to carry the pest-proof mesh and hood structure.

Pest Proofing

To ensure every fence built is completely pest proof, Xcluder® has developed a rigorous quality control programme for staff and any contractors working on our fence lines. Each fence we construct is built to detailed specifications and is rigorously inspected repeatedly through the period of construction.

The following additional components can be added

For a pest fence to be fully effective, and for pest eradication to be achieved the constructed fence must be 100% effective at excluding all target pests around its entire perimeter.

Xcluder® watergates and fish passage:

Xcluder® have developed a pest-proof watergate design for permanently flowing streams that opens under high or flood flows and closes again when flow returns to normal levels.

Xcluder® pedestrian, vehicle and automated gates:

Xcluder® has developed a selection of fail-safe, pest-proof pedestrian and vehicle access gate systems that cannot be left open or ajar by careless operators.

Electronic surveillance:

For larger sites we recommend Xcluder's® Remote Electronic Surveillance System which provides 24 hour a day reporting of any fence breach caused by tree fall etc and reports any vehicle, pedestrian or water gate left open.

Final Inspection and Signoff

Following the completion of the pest-proof fence, Xcluder® arrange for an independent inspection to be undertaken of the entire fenceline, after which the fence can be signed off as complete.