Fencing, how high

[HeyWayne]

Then you have deer of course...

[veg4681]

Rabbits are MUCH more likely to dig UNDER the fence than go 'over the top' - or find a gap if your fence is a bit of a Heath Robinson affair. A hare could jump higher, but they really don't like enclosed areas, so you are highly unlikely to get one raiding a veggie patch/lottie.

If you are worried about a rabbit jumping in, be aware my dwarf house-rabbit hops on the back of the sofa from the floor without even putting any effort into it, so how high he could jump is only a guess!! I put a small fence around my rabbit-edible veggies last year - only 1 ft high. Arnie didn't even try to jump in - which would have been v v easy for him, but either tried to burrow in, or sometimes when frustrated he just ran full tilt at the fence in the hope he could break through. He never did, but it was great fun watching the little tyke rebound off (unhurt, but annoyed, may I add.....).

LCG

You're probably right that rabbits would think to burrow a hole than jump over the fence cos I don't think they're that suicidal . I doubt anyone can claim to have seen a rabbit jumping over a fence...I agree with you, it's just not their style.

[Nicos]

We made the initial mistake of building our compost next to our fence- and the bunnies used it as a stepping stone over the top of the fencing!!! ( It's now 6ft high at that point!!)