# The Farming with Nature Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025, Paragraph 1: Protective fencing

Extent: N.I.

An applicant installing protective fencing must–
(a) erect protective fencing using new and commercially available materials;
(b) erect protective fencing which is permanent; and
(c) construct the protective fencing using wire which–
(i) is galvanised;
(ii) is strained to straining posts; and
(iii) is erected with–
(aa) a minimum of five strands of wire; or
(bb) sheep mesh with two strands of wire.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2025/101/schedule/2/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/farming-with-nature-scheme-regulations-northern-ireland-2025/schedule-2/paragraph-1
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