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Mesh fence panels for dogs, and the hole a rabbit uses

Updated: October 2026

You want mesh fence panels for dogs, or you want a rabbit to stay out of a bed, and the listing only says mesh. Height and hole size are the whole question. Peter F. read the five amazon.co.uk sets on the [mesh fence panel comparison](/hub/fencing-and-wire/mesh-fence-panel) on 19 October 2026. A qualifying purchase can earn us a commission at no extra cost to you. None of these panels is dog proof or rabbit proof. The figures to write down before you match an animal are on the [mesh fence panel buying guide](/hub/fencing-and-wire/mesh-fence-panel/sub/mesh-fence-panel-buying-guide). There is no single UK height that turns one of these packs into a kennel fence.

You want mesh fence panels for dogs, or you want a rabbit to stay out of a bed, and the listing only says mesh. Height and hole size are the whole question. Peter F.

Our top picks

Koknows Koknows 15-panel run, 81.3 cm × 10.8 m

Best overall

Koknows Koknows 15-panel run, 81.3 cm × 10.8 m
6.8/10about £114.32
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Thealyn Thealyn arch border, 60 cm × 3.3 m

Rank 2

Thealyn Thealyn arch border, 60 cm × 3.3 m
8.6/10about £34.99
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LIANTRAL LIANTRAL 10-pack border, 43 cm

Best value

LIANTRAL LIANTRAL 10-pack border, 43 cm
7.5/10about £22.74
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On this page
  1. 1.A dog fence is a height and a climb, not a logo
  2. 2.What happened in the reviews
  3. 3.Rabbits need a smaller hole
  4. 4.Digging under a shed or a deck

A dog fence is a height and a climb, not a logo

There is no single UK height that makes a mesh panel a dog fence. LIANTRAL is 43 cm. Thealyn is titled 60 cm, with one bullet at 61 cm. Kingido is 81 cm. Koknows is 81.3 cm. A dog that steps over 43 cm is using the fence as a kerb. A dog that gets its feet on an 81 cm top is climbing. Flexipanel does not give you a height either: it is a PVC sheet, 0.5 m wide, and about £36 is not tied to one height or one hole. You match the top to the dog you have. The reviews are the only animal evidence on these listings.

What happened in the reviews

On Kingido the file splits. One dog climbed the 81 cm height. A golden retriever stayed. Both comments can be true, because they are different dogs. You do not average them into a usual result. The listing also leaves the gap unprinted. Koknows prints a 4 cm gap on an 81.3 cm panel, 10.8 m at about £114.32. One buyer’s dog cannot jump about 3 ft, roughly 90 cm, without a run-up. That sentence is about that dog. Included components say Case, and a gate is not in the line. A LIANTRAL reviewer says rabbits pass the 43 cm pack with a 5 cm gap, and that the panel is easy to jump. Thealyn, about 60 cm with 4 mm wire and no printed gap, draws a different complaint: dogs can dig under. Do not call any set here dog proof.
Koknows Koknows 15-panel run, 81.3 cm × 10.8 m

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Koknows Koknows 15-panel run, 81.3 cm × 10.8 m
6.8/10about £114.32
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Rabbits need a smaller hole

Conservation Handbooks, writing up a Forestry Commission pattern, describe hexagonal netting 1,050 mm wide, 31 mm mesh, 18 gauge, with 150 mm turned out and about 900 mm left above ground. They warn that 19 gauge is easier for rabbits to chew. Those pages are netting catalogues, not a test of these five ASINs. Koknows states 4 cm, which is 40 mm. LIANTRAL states 5 cm, which is 50 mm, and a reviewer says rabbits get through. Both holes are wider than 31 mm. Kingido and Flexipanel print no aperture, so you cannot claim either blocks a rabbit. If rabbits are the job, you want 31 mm netting, a turned-out skirt, and a height nearer 900 mm.

Digging under a shed or a deck

A 43 cm panel can earn its place as a skirt under a shed or a deck. LIANTRAL reviews use the pack that way. The 5 cm gap remains the gap a rabbit reviewer already passed, so a rabbit skirt needs smaller mesh as well. Thealyn’s dig-under comment is what happens when the bottom wire sits proud of loose earth. On stone, LIANTRAL and Kingido reviews describe bent prongs. A skirt that will not enter the ground is a hoop a dog can nose aside. Kingido’s 5 inches of embedment, about 13 cm, will not stop excavation.

Common questions

Will a 43 cm or 60 cm panel stop a dog?
Treat both as too low for a dog you need to contain. LIANTRAL is 43 cm, and a reviewer says it is easy to jump. Thealyn is about 60 cm, and a reviewer says dogs dig under. A calm small dog may ignore either for an afternoon. That is the dog’s habit, not a height you can hand to someone else.
Is 80 cm enough for every dog?
Kingido is 81 cm. One dog climbed it, and a golden retriever stayed. Koknows is 81.3 cm, and one buyer describes a dog that cannot clear about 3 ft without a run-up. Those are individual animals. A dog that climbs wire is outside both comments. There is no official UK dog-fence height behind these listings.
What hole size is cited for rabbits in the UK?
Conservation Handbooks cite 31 mm hexagonal mesh, 18 gauge, on netting about 1,050 mm wide, with 150 mm turned out and about 900 mm above ground. Wire Fence and Hartwells sell that 31 mm size for rabbits. It is guidance for hexagonal netting. It was not measured on these five panels.
Can a rabbit get through a 4 cm or 5 cm gap?
A LIANTRAL reviewer says rabbits pass the printed 5 cm gap. Koknows prints 4 cm, which is still wider than the 31 mm those guides specify. This page does not time a rabbit through the Koknows hole. It does say 4 cm is the wrong side of 31 mm, so the title mesh is not a rabbit specification.
How do you stop digging if the panel is only a skirt?
Pin the bottom into soft soil. LIANTRAL’s 43 cm pack is the skirt in this set, and reviews use it under sheds and decks. Stop if the prongs bend. A rabbit still has the 5 cm gap, so a rabbit skirt wants 31 mm netting with a turned-out flap, not a second decorative panel stacked on the first.
Are these panels fox proof?
No. Wire Fence says 31 mm rabbit mesh is not for foxes or larger dogs. The gaps here are 4 cm, 5 cm, or unprinted. A fox that digs is outside a bed-edge pack. Use a specified mesh and a turned-out skirt if that is the animal, and do not read a coating word as a wildlife test.

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Sources

Public UK sources and the amazon.co.uk listings used for this comparison. Prices stored 19 October 2026.

  1. Planning Portal, fences, gates and garden walls: planning permission (retrieved 19 October 2026)
  2. GOV.WALES, planning permission: fences, gates and garden walls (retrieved 19 October 2026)
  3. mygov.scot, building a fence or wall (retrieved 19 October 2026)
  4. Scotland GPDO 1992, Schedule 1, Part 2, Class 7 (retrieved 19 October 2026)
  5. Northern Ireland GPDO 2015, Schedule, Part 3 (retrieved 19 October 2026)
  6. BS 1722-14:2017, open mesh steel panel fences, scope (retrieved 19 October 2026)
  7. Wire Fence, galvanised mesh panels (retrieved 19 October 2026)
  8. F.H. Brundle, welded wire mesh guide, 7 October 2026 (retrieved 19 October 2026)