01. Remove or secure food that is attractive to foxes.
Pick up fallen fruit, anything that is food remove it, if possible, store bird feed in secure containers, do not leave food-based compost accessible.
If you are going to keep chickens, then ensure you lock them up.
If you have a pond, cover it with netting, foxes like a tasty frog.
If you have a vegetable patch, cover it with netting.
Keep lids tightly closed on any available bins.
02. Tidy Your Garden.
Foxes are attracted to overgrown areas where they can find shelter. Keeping your garden tidy and free of dense bushes or piles of wood can make it less appealing to them.
Ensure you seal any gaps under house/sheds/decking, and check for burrows, nesting, or dens in the garden.
You may want to consider letting some of the smaller critters like hedgehogs and frogs in, unless you want an explosion of slugs, a well-guarded five inch hole or channel along a hedgehog highway should help, beware, foxes can squeeze though the smallest of holes though so beware, use metal plate or concrete to prevent foxes enlarging it.
03. Change garden layout.
Reduce secluded spots and dense undergrowth that provide cover or hiding spots, if you are worried about smaller critters homes, then install a hedgehog house.
04. Regular human activity.
Walk through your garden often, especially at dusk or dawn, move items around to disrupt fox patterns.
05. Block access points with fencing.
Install sturdy, high fences (at least 6 feet tall as the lovely beasts could jump for the Olympics) with an outward angle or roller bars to prevent climbing.
Bury deep to stop digging, or reinforce with buried mesh, either way the base 12 inches deep.
Ensure there are no handy climbing aids nearby.
06. Plant some prickly plants.
Planting thorny or prickly bushes and hedges can deter foxes from certain areas while still providing cover for hedgehogs.
07. Motion-activated sprinklers.
Surprise water bursts are an effective and humane deterrent, make sure you turn off the water before you approach it though, and make sure it can see in the dark.
Set these at a height or sensitivity that targets larger animals like foxes but allows animals hedgehogs, which are less likely to trigger them, to pass.
08. Motion-activated lights.
Bright flashing lights and sudden brightness can spook foxes at night, make sure they do not distract the neighbour though.
Set these at a height or sensitivity that targets larger animals like foxes but allows animals hedgehogs, which are less likely to trigger them, to pass.
09. Get a big dog.
Though probably against the point of this list, the presence of a dog (and its scent and its barking) can discourage foxes, though care is needed if pets are outside at night unless they are good fighters.
10. Prickle mats.
Place on soil beds or paths foxes frequent; uncomfortable but not harmful.
11. Ultrasonic repellers.
These devices emit a high-frequency sound that is inaudible to most humans but can be irritating to foxes (as well as the humans to which they are not inaudible so beware of that) and other animals, encouraging them to stay away.
12. General Noise.
Play radios or use wind chimes intermittently to create unpredictable sounds that foxes dislike (as well as the humans beside you, so beware of that).
13. Scent and taste deterrents.
Citrus peels, garlic sprays, vinegar, chilli powder, or strong-smelling plants like lavender, rosemary, or marigolds.
14. Lay down some male urine or pet hair.
Though probably against the point of this list, some gardeners, it is said, use dog or human male urine to mark the territory.