Second deer and rabbit proof cage

The experiment last year with a cage to keep out Deer and Rabbits and see what effect that had on Orchid flowering was a big success. I of course chose an Orchid hot spot in the East Field where I would have expected a lot of Orchids to appear. In the first exclusion zone (about 10m x 5m) I counted 73 rosettes and would have expected maybe 40 of thos to flower successfully - in fact there were 172 flowering spikes. This second exclusion zone is a similar size but in an area less dense with Orchids (although no rosettes have yet appeared). I also will maintain the first exclusion zone and see what the numbers are this year. The photo is the second cage under construction.