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Printed from: https://conservationhandbooks.com/fencing/wooden-fencing/post-and-rail-fencing/
In choosing the design of post and rail fencing, consider the following alternatives: Attachment of rails to post The rails can either be set into mortises cut into the post, or nailed onto the post. Mortised rails are much stronger, because they do not rely on nails, which can become loose, causing the rail to…...
Printed from: https://conservationhandbooks.com/hedging/banking-and-turfing/banking-and-turfing-procedures/
Welsh banks are normally returfed along their length as a part of the hedge laying operation. By contrast, the only work normally done along the length of high West Country banks is that every year or two, soil is cut out at the base and placed along the top. This nourishes the plants growing there,…...
Printed from: https://conservationhandbooks.com/fencing/constructing-a-post-and-wire-fence/erecting-the-strainer/
Fixing the foot The foot or cross-member is very important in resisting the twisting and upward-pulling forces on the straining post. It should be made of a piece of timber about 300mm x 75mm x 50mm (12″ x 3″ x 2″), or an equivalent piece of round timber. Although rot should not normally be a…...
Printed from: https://conservationhandbooks.com/footpaths/drainage/cut-offs/
Cut-offs are bars or dips constructed across paths on slopes to divert any water flowing down the path to run off at the side. They are also known variously as diversion drains, waterbreaks, jarnocks, by-sets, grips, waterstops, and waterbars. The usual method of making a cut-off is to embed a bar of stone or wood…...
Printed from: https://conservationhandbooks.com/footpaths/boardwalks-and-bridges/boardwalk-designs/
Split timber The boardwalk shown below, made in chestnut, lasted at least 10 years without major repair at Slapton Ley, South Devon, where it is used to cross an area of reedswamp. The split timber gives a rough, non-slip surface. Half logs are not recommended for the decking as they need notching to sit steady,…...
