Forest fencing up to 8 ft for forest boundaries, zoos and wildlife areas

SIMO Securon suggests a Q-Knot fixed knot fence at 8 ft (2.4 m) in Alpha or Zeta Nova: 19 line wires in Alpha or 20 in Zeta Nova, on the graduated grid with line wires closer at the bottom, a stay every 6 inches and a Q-Knot at every crossing. Posts stand 5 to 6 m apart for Alpha and 5 m for Zeta Nova, and are made to the design on fence supply orders of 2 km running length and above.

• Rigid: a tall fence that does not lean or open up when an animal pushes against it.
• See-through: patrols and visitors need to see through it; a wall blocks the view.
• Barb-free: a knotted fence turns animals away rather than cutting them.
• Long-lived: replacing a fence along a long, hard-to-reach boundary is slow and costly, so the wire’s coating matters.

Farming next to a forest? For nilgai and wild boar on farmland, see farm fencing and how to protect crops from nilgai and wild boar.

SIMO Securon suggests 8 ft (2.4 m) for forest boundaries, wildlife areas and zoos. On farmland, 6 ft is the minimum against nilgai, and 5 to 6 ft is enough for wild boar and smaller animals, with the wires tight at ground level. 8 ft is a custom height, made in Alpha and Zeta Nova.

The SIMO Securon Alpha knotted fence is rated for 35 years or more and the Zeta Nova knotted fence for 20 years. Alpha carries the heavier coating (Zn-Al 90/10, 240 GSM minimum) and is tested to 2,000 hours salt spray without red rust, so it suits long, remote boundaries that are slow and costly to reach. Zeta Nova suits boundaries where a 20-year rated life is enough.

Forest departments, zoos and their contractors can ask SIMO Securon for test reports from NABL-accredited laboratories, a trial panel, an inspection of manufacture and testing at the works in Butibori, Nagpur, with pre-despatch inspection accepted, its ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 certifications, and a clause-by-clause response to their drawings and specification. The tests differ by grade:

• Alpha: tensile strength to IS 1608 (Part 1), and salt spray to IS 9844, with 2,000 hours without red rust.
• Zeta Nova: tensile strength to IS 1608 (Part 1), coating mass and adherence to IS 6745, and salt spray, with 1,200 hours without red rust.

Reports and certificates go to project teams on request; they are not published online. Request test reports and certificates, or see the same offer for corridors on highway and railway fencing.

• Supply only, with a trainer to work alongside your team or contractor on tensioning, bracing and fixing, and instructional videos to return to.
• Supply and install by SIMO Securon’s trained crews, under one contract and one point of responsibility.
• Turnkey EPC: site survey, design to the drawings agreed with you, supply, installation, inspection and handover with documentation.

Fence supply orders of 2 km running length and above come with one free set of installation tools per project (terms and conditions apply), and the option of custom posts, foundations and designs. Contractors bidding for forest or zoo work can be supplied directly, on supply-only terms, with test reports sent to the project team on request. See supply, installation and turnkey EPC services, or use the fencing cost calculator for the quantities for your boundary.