Field Margins
Grass Seed Mixtures to enhance the environment. These mixtures comply according to the product codes and are suitable for Entry Level Stewardship (ELS). Higher Level Stewardship (HLS) specifications can be quoted on request. FBG members can use our "Purchase Offline" at checkout to receive goods on account.
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ELS1 Buffer Strip & Beetle Bank
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Managed as low intensity grassland and can be used to create new habitats. Cocksfoot is included as a clump forming specie creating areas for birds and other mammals to nestle down for cover and nesting purposes
- Grass seed suitable for ELS: EE1 EE2 EE3 EE7 EE8 EE9 EF1 EF7 EJ9
- Pack size 20kg. Sow minimum 20kg per hectare
- 20% Timothy
15% Meadow fescue
10% Cocksfoot
35% Creeping red fescue
20% Tall fescue
(Image taken November, sown March)
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ELS2 Buffer Strip & Field Corner
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Managed as low intensity grassland, offers particular benefit to wildlife. Contains fine-leaved grasses allowing wild flowers to establish creating a habitat for insects and other small mammals.
- Grass seed suitable for ELS: EE1 EE2 EE3 EE7 EE8 EE9 EF1 EJ9
- Pack size 20kg. Sow minimum 20kg per hectare
- 20% Timothy
20% Meadow fescue
20% Tall fescue
20% Creeping red fescue
20% Chewing's fescue
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ELS3 Buffer Strip - 10m
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Managed as low intensity grassland, similar to ELS2, but includes several wild flowers as advised by Natural England. Would be cut August/Sept to allow wild flowers to disperse seed back into the sward. May require cutting March/April also.
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Grass seed suitable for EE4 EE5 EE6 EE7
- Pack size 20kg. Sow minimum 20kg per hectare
- 40% Strong creeping red fescue
20% Chewing's fescue
20% Slender creeping red fescue
10% Sheep's fescue
5% browntop bent
1% Birdsfoot trefoil
1% Selfheal
1% Ox-Eye daisy
1% Yarrow
1% Common Knapweed
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ELS4 Undersown Spring Cereals
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The addition of a grass/legume mixture undersown in the cereal crop will reduce the need for agrochemical inputs; increase the diversity of habitat provided in the field and benefit farm wildlife.
- Grass seed suitable for EG1 EJ2
- Pack size 20kg. Sow minimum 20kg per hectare
- 50% Perennial ryegrass - intermediate
40% Perennial ryegrass - late
10% White clover
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ELS5 Wild Bird Seed Mixture
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This option will provide important food resources for farmland birds, especially in winter and early spring. The aim is to maximise the production of small seeds suitable as bird food in either annual or annual/biennial mixtures. This option is a rotational option and can be moved around the farm.
- Grass seed suitable for EF2
- Pack size 20kg. Sow minimum 50kg per hectare
- 40% Spring Barley
30% Spring triticale
10% Kale recleaned
10% Quinoa
10% Linseed
NOT MAIZE, SORGHUM OR SWEET CLOVER
(Image taken August, sown March)
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ELS6 Nectar Flower Mixture-premium
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Sowing an area of flowering plants into the farmed landscape will boost the availability of essential food sources for a range of nectar-feeding insects, including butterflies and bumblebees.This premium mixture has the addition of Musk Mallow and Common Knapweed wild flower species.
- Grass seed suitable for EF4
- Pack size 20kg. Sow minimum 20kg per hectare
- 40% Sainfoin, 15% Red Clover, 20% Vetch, 16% Alsike, 5% Birdsfoot Trefoil, 1.5% Musk Mallow, 2.5% Common Knapweed
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ELS7 Nectar Flower Mixture
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Sowing an area of flowering plants into the farmed landscape will boost the availability of essential food sources for a range of nectar-feeding insects, including butterflies and bumblebees.
- Grass seed suitable for EF4
- Pack size 20kg. Sow minimum 20kg per hectare
- 20% Vetch
- 40% Sainfoin
20% Red Clover
15% Alsike
5% Birdsfoot Trefoil
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Pollen & Nectar
- Includes 20% of pollen and nectar rich species to attract wild birds, insects, butterflies and bees - red clover, alsike, birdsfoot trefoil, sainfoin, common vetch, black medic
- 80% grass species that are slow growing with attractive seed heads - meadow fescue, creeping red fescue, cocksfoot, timothy, tall fescue, smooth stalked meadow grass
- Sowing rate: 20 kilos - 40 kilos per hectare. Pack size - 20 kgs
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Wildflower Meadow & Field Margin
- BSWF10 is a lower priced mixture to sow large areas with wildflowers or use it in conjunction with one of our other wildflower meadow mixtures
- Wild grasses, legumes and wildflowers form the basis for of this environmentally enhancing mixture, providing a rich habit for insects, birds and small mammals.
- Contains 8 meadow grass species along with, Black knapweed, Birdsfoot trefoil, Self heal, Ladys bedstraw, Black medic, Red clover, Ox-eye daisy, Yarrow and Sainfoin
- Sowing rate = 40-50kg per hectare. Packsize = 10kg and 20kg.
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Species Rich Wild Grass Mixture
- Contains sheep's fescue, timothy, crested dogstail, meadow fescue, rough-stalked meadow grass, smooth-stalked meadow grass, creeping red fescue, bentgrass, cocksfoot, yorkshire fog, sweet vernal grass and wavy hair grass
- Suitable for field margins and buffer strips
- A species rich blend suitable for most soil types
- A good companion mixture for adding wildflower seeds
- Provides a food source for many insects and butterflies
- Sowing rate: 20 kilos per hectare. Pack size: 20 kilos
