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Field Corners

Scheme Ref: EF1 ~ Field Corner Management ~ 400 points per hectare

Can be situated in otherwise difficult to cultivate and manage areas of your field. To give an area of otherwise undisturbed grassland to provide a habitat for invertebrates, birds, reptiles and amphibians. Areas suitable for the introduction of “Wild Flowers” these attract insects after the pollen, the insects attract small mammals, reptiles and birds looking for insects to feed on.
Field corner management

Mixture options:

6GM ~ Enhanced 6 metre margin mixture

WF1 ~ Wild Flora Mixture

BGM 1 ~ With Cocksfoot

BGM 2 ~ No Cocksfoot

BGM3 ~ With Cocksfoot and Clover

WF1 ~ Wild Flora Mixture                                             400 points per hectare

  • 7%       Black Knapweed
  • 13%    Red Clover
  • 13%    Birdsfoot Trefoil
  • 7%       Oxeye Daisy
  • 7%       Yarrow
  • 3.5%   Cow Parsley
  • 32%    Sanfoin
  • 10.5%  Black Medick
  • 7%       Self Heal
  • 100%

This mixture will give both visual pleasure and enhance the insect population thus encouraging the return of wild birds. Careful management of this mixture will be needed to encourage the spread of the wild flora. Click here for wild flora management.

6GM ~ enhanced 6 metre margin mixture                     400 points per hectare

  • 20%  Tall Fescue
  • 10%    Cocksfoot
  • 12.5% Sheeps Fescue
  • 15%    Creeping Red Fescue
  • 10%    Crested Dogstail
  • 5%     Tall Oat Grass
  • 2.5%   Meadow Foxtail
  • 10%    Common Bentgrass
  • 1%     Black Knapweed
  • 2%     Red Clover
  • 2%     Birdsfoot Trefoil
  • 1%     Oxeye Daisy
  • 1%     Self Heal
  • 1%     Yarrow
  • 0.5%   Cow Parsley
  • 5%     Sanfoin
  • 1.5%   Black Medick

 

BGM2 without Cocksfoot                                 400 points per hectare      

  • 20% Meadow Fescue
  • 20% Creeping Red Fescue
  • 20% Chewings Fescue
  • 20% Timothy
  • 20% Sheeps Fescue

This mixture should give good “tussocky” growth ideal to encourage wildlife requiring some cover.

Sowing rate: 20kg/ha - available in 1 hectare 20kg packs

BGM2 without Cocksfoot                                 400 points per hectare      

  • 20% Meadow Fescue
  • 20% Creeping Red Fescue
  • 20% Chewings Fescue
  • 20% Timothy
  • 20% Sheeps Fescue

This mixture should give good “tussocky” growth ideal to encourage wildlife requiring some cover.

Sowing rate: 20kg/ha - available in 1 hectare 20kg packs

BGM3 with Cocksfoot and Clover                 400 points per hectare        

  • 20% Meadow Fescue
  • 20% Creeping Red Fescue
  • 15%  Cocksfoot
  • 20% Timothy
  • 15%  Tall Fescue
  • 5%   Birdsfoot Trefoil
  • 5%   Small White Clover

The inclusion of Birdsfoot Trefoil and Small White Clover will encourage insects to the flowers, this should encourage wild birds who need the insects to feed.

Sowing rate: 20kg/ha - available in 1 hectare 20kg packs

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