Fences

I have been working on designs and ideas for work to go on the fences over the last couple of months. The ideas have  developed from work with students at Dargaville High School. We have been looking at the area and comparing it with a healthy ecosystem at Waipoua Forest. Using this as a starting point we are looking at ways to improve the areas biodiversity along with protecting the fences from graffiti vandalism.

Ideas so far include making insect hotels, encouraging birds and providing birdhouses and developing an extensive planting plan. The ideas to protect the fences have come from looking at the natural defence system of insects, birds and plants. The fence defence system design will be completed after we have done a detailed survey of the area. I am in the process of trying to find someone who can come and help us photograph what we find, including some of the microscopic soil and water creatures. We shall then use these images to make the finished designs.


The images below are some artist impressions of the above ideas.