Playground fencing is an essential for any school or park playground, as it helps to ensure a safe play environment for children at all times. Whilst playgrounds are fantastic places for children to unleash their creativity, explore their imaginations, and develop key skills, safety remains a top priority for parents, educators, and community members.
In this blog, we’ll explore the significance of playground fencing, its benefits, and the best types available for schools and nurseries, hotels and leisure parks, as well as local parks and community groups, to create a safe and enjoyable space for children.
Providing secure playground fencing is important for a number of reasons, all of which focus on ensuring the safety and well-being of the children using the playground. For example:
Overall, playground fencing plays a vital role in creating a safe and controlled environment for children to engage in physical activity, social interaction, and imaginative play. It is a fundamental component of any well-designed and child-friendly playground.
The best fencing for your playground can largely depend on the environment and available space. By choosing the appropriate fencing type and maintaining it regularly, we can ensure that playgrounds remain secure and continue to be spaces where children can freely explore, learn and play. Below are some of our top picks for schools, holiday parks and local communities.
When choosing the most suitable school playground fencing, there are a lot of factors to consider, from the safety of the design, to access control and visibility. As school playgrounds tend to experience heavy use, the fencing you choose should be hard-wearing and long-lasting.
Another key factor to consider is any compliance or safety standards, which your school playground fencing must adhere to. According to the BS EN 1176 Play and Equipment Standards, school fencing and ages must be at least 1m high. To make sure the fencing has been set up correctly and adheres to all standards, make sure you ask a professional supplier and installer like Rhino Play.
Rhino Play’s vibrant pencil fencing is an obvious choice for schools, mostly due to its colourful, classroom-themed design. All of our fencing is made to order, the correct height and can be custom painted to suit your school’s preferences.
If you’re looking for something slightly more muted, perhaps for a secondary school, then Rhino Play’s highly durable bow top fencing is another good option. Standards heights range from 60m to 200m, in alignment with the aforementioned standards, as well as BS 1722-9.
For holiday and leisure parks, the playground fencing options are endless. When you opt for Rhino Play’s simple but robust timber picket fence, you can customise it with a colour that complements the style of your holiday park and its surroundings perfectly. Some other benefits of choosing timber fencing include:
The timber picket fence comes in a variety of heights, but the standard picket height is 0.9m. Also available with this fencing are pedestrian, double and vehicle gates, so it can be installed almost anywhere around your park.
Finally, for local parks and community groups, we’d recommend our all-new, high quality recycled plastic fencing, which has been a popular part of our recycled plastic playground equipment range. Not only is the plastic fencing extremely sturdy and robust, but it is also rot and graffiti resistant, which is ideal for open parks that are more susceptible to poor weather conditions and are accessible by members of the public who may want to deface the equipment.
Moreover, as a local authority, it is always a good idea to opt for materials that are eco-friendly and sustainable, to not only be mindful and contribute to a healthier environment, but to also set a positive example for children using the playground.
Choosing the best playground fencing is imperative in creating a safe, comfortable, and aesthetically pleasing play space for children. Rhino Play offers an extensive range of high-quality, customisable, and safety-compliant fencing solutions that cater to the diverse needs of school, holiday park and local community playgrounds.
Get in touch with our knowledgeable team today via email at info@rhinoplay.co.uk and we’d be happy to answer any questions you may have about your playground and requirements. If you’d like to browse some of our previous projects for further inspiration, have a look at our case studies section.
"Please note that we don't offer domestic / home garden play equipment generally."
