Cover & Protect With Netting

Birds, rabbits and insects are unfortunately very efficient pests and will polish off a crop of strawberries or cabbages before you can blink. Netting is the answer - but the trick is to get the right netting for the job. It is important to consider the size of the net mesh and the strength.

You can either hold netting down with bags of gravel or stones or make things easy for yourself and use our steel pins. They are 20cm long, made from steel and come in packs of 10 or boxes of 100. They can also be used to hold down drip-pipe irrigation.

Butterfly/Pigeon Netting

Mesh dimensions 5mm x 7mm. Available sizes 2, 4, 6, 8 metre widths - 10m lengths or 100m rolls.

Will provide protection against large birds and butterflies and can keep rabbits out if well secured. Lasts many seasons.

Pigeons - attack a wide range of plants, but seem particularly keen on the leaves of brassicas (such as broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbages and cauliflower), cherries, and peas.

Butterflies - adult butterflies do not cause any damage to plants. However, their larvae do. Butterflies can wriggle through normal bird netting.

Large cabbage white larvae (yellow and black patterned caterpillars) will destroy small brassica plants and severely damage larger plants. Large infestations can often defoliate whole brassica crops if left untreated.

Small cabbage white larvae (green caterpillars) feed singly and will often burrow deep into head forming brassicas causing holes and contaminating leaves with excrement.

Heavy Duty Anti-Bird Netting

Mesh dimensions 22mm x 22mm. Available sizes 10m x 50m, 8m x 50m, 4m x 10m, 4m x 25m, 6m x 50m

Very strong black netting for covering ponds, fruit cages or other structures to protect against bird damage. Due to the large mesh size pollinators, bees and other insects can be allowed in to pollinate fruit whilst nuisance birds can be kept out. Will also protect ponds from debris and prevent fish loss to herons and other large birds. Lasts many years.

Bionet Insect Netting

Mesh dimensions: 1.2 x 1.4mm. Available as garden sheets, 2.6m x 5m or 2.6m x 10m. Also in widths: 2.6m/4.15m/5.6m by 10m lengths or in a 100m roll.

Bionet is a fine meshed crop protection cover designed to keep small insects such as carrot root fly and cabbage fly off crops. It is manufactured from high quality UV stabilised polyethylene which will last for more than 8 seasons. Place directly on the seed bed and the plants push the netting up as they grow. Can be held in place with stones, sandbags or pins.

Flea Beetle/Leaf Miner Netting

Mesh dimensions: 0.8 x 0.8mm. Available in widths of 2.6m and 4.15m by lengths of 10m or 100m rolls.

Flea beetle netting is an extra fine meshed crop protection cover designed to keep flea beetle, leek miner flies and other tiny insects off crops. It is manufactured from high quality UV stabilised polyethylene which will last for more than 8 seasons. The net is placed directly on the seed bed and the plants push the netting up as they grow. Will also protect crops from hail and wind damage, bird or rabbit attacks and reduces soil erosion.

Crop Cover/Climate net

Available in widths of 2m, 4m or 6m by 10m. 10m lengths of 100m rolls.

An alternative to the one season fleece this will provide protection from rabbits, birds, butterflies, large insects, small children, rain, hail and frost. Due to its knitted construction it is very strong and will last several years. UV stabilised.

Recent independent research in Belgium has shown it also protects against carrot rootfly and cabbage rootfly. Crop cover can be doubled to give greater frost protection. Promotes advanced cropping due to the ideal microclimate it creates. Permeable to water and air. Higher light transmission than fleece - 87% light permeability.

Wind Break Netting

Available in heights of 1m, 1.5m, and 2m. Full 50m rolls or 10m lengths.

This strong and long lasting netting is ideal for exposed areas or to protect young plants. Made from high density polyethylene with eyelets for easy attachment. Can also be used on the doors of polytunnels to increase air circulation. Available in heights of 1m, 1.5m, and 2m in full 50m rolls or 10m lengths.