GS4 - Legume and Herb Rich Swards
Grass, legume and herb mixtures to comply with Countryside Stewardship GS4 - Legume and Herb Rich Swards. Buy herbal ley mixtures online, apply for a trade account (we review all applications within one working day) or get in touch to place an order through your buying group. You can also request a catalogue to view our full range.
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IPM2 / AB8 Wildflower Meadow Seed (CSS3)
Use this premium mixture for wildflower meadows, to provide rich habitat for butterflies, insects, birds & small mammals. Enhanced mixture to comply with IPM2 Sustainable Farming Incentive (Flower-Rich Margins) and AB8 Countryside Stewardship (Flower-Rich Margins and Plots).
- An extended number of species of grass, legumes and wildflowers
- Can be sown on its own or with other wildflower mixtures
- Suitable for Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI): IPM2
- Suitable for Countryside Stewardship AB8 GS4 GS8 GS14 SW1 SW2 SW3 SW4 SW7 SW8 WT1 WT2
Contains: 30% Strong Creeping Red Fescue, 10.75% Chewing's Fescue, 10% Hard Fescue, 10% Timothy, 10% Slender Creeping Red Fescue, 6% Smooth Stalk Meadow Grass, 5% Red Clover, 5% Sainfoin, 4% Sheep's Fescue, 2.5% Alsike Clover, 1.5% Ribwort Plantain, 1.5% Birdsfoot Trefoil, 0.75% Yarrow, 0.5% Meadow Foxtail, 0.5% Selfheal, 0.5% Oxeye Daisy, 0.5% Sheep's Sorrel, 0.5% Common Knapweed, 0.5% Wild Carrot - Sowing rate: 20kg/ha.
SAM3 / GS4 Herbal Ley (CSS2)
Use this mixture for SAM3 Sustainable Farming Incentive (Herbal Leys) and GS4 Countryside Stewardship (Legume and Herb-Rich Swards), to establish a mixed sward of grasses, legumes and herbs and wildflowers.
- A vigorous sward with abundant legumes and herbs, suitable for productive cattle and sheep
- Provides habitat and food for invertebrates and crop pollinators
- Improves soil structure and water infiltration.
- Suitable for Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI): SAM3
- Suitable for Countryside Stewardship (CSS): GS1 GS4 GS8 GS14 SW1 SW2 SW3 SW4 SW7 SW8 WT1 WT2
- Contains: 40% Perennial Ryegrass, 20% Strong Creeping Red Fescue, 10% Vetch, 8% Meadow Fescue, 7% Timothy, 5% Smooth Stalked Meadow Grass, 5% Red Clover, 2% Alsike Clover, 1.25% Lucerne, 0.5% Sheep's Burnet, 0.25% Sheep's Parsley, 0.25% Plantain, 0.25% Yarrow, 0.25% Black Medick, 0.25% Birdsfoot Trefoil
- Sowing rate: 20kg/ha. Pack size: 20kg
SAM3 / GS4 Overseeding Herbal Ley (CSS2/O)
Use this mixture for SAM3 Sustainable Farming Incentive (Herbal Leys) and GS4 Countryside Stewardship (Legume and Herb-Rich Swards), to establish a mixed sward of legumes and herbs into an existing grass sward.
- Using our Overseeding Herbal Ley mix to comply with SAM3 and GS4, the existing grass swards must have 5 grass species in
- If you have a sward with less than 5 grass species in, we recommend sowing our CSS2 Herbal Ley
- Suitable for Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI): SAM3
- Suitable for Countryside Stewardship (CSS): GS1 GS4 GS8 GS14 SW1 SW2 SW3 SW4 SW7 SW8 WT1 WT2
- Contains: 50% Sainfoin, 25% Red Clover, 10% Alsike Clover, 8% Perennial Chicory, 2% Sheep's Parsley, 2% Sheep's Burnet, 2% Ribwort Plantain, 0.5% Yarrow, 0.5% Black Medick
- Sowing rate: 10kg/ha. Pack size: 20kg