Supplementary Winter Bird Food
AB12 Countryside Stewardship or AHW2 Sustainable Farming Incentive
The Supplementary winter bird food is designed to provide important food resources for farmland birds in late winter and early spring on arable and mixed farms, by supplementing crops of winter bird food with additional seed, such as cereal, oilseed and specialised grains. It gives the birds food through the late winter period when seed is in short supply (known as the hungry gap) and as they enter the breeding season.
This will usually start from early December until end April (about 20 weeks), scattering 25kilos a week split between two feeding stations every 2ha.
We offer a range of options from “ready to use” to “farmer add his own cereals”, these options will encourage populations of Yellow Hammer, Grey Partridge, Tree Sparrow, Corn Bunting, and Linnet.
AB12 / AHW2 - Ready to use
Ready to Use | |
AB12 / AHW2: Supplementary Winter Bird Food |
|
% | Content |
70.00% | Wheat |
10.00% | Yellow Millet |
10.00% | Oilseed Rape |
5.00% | Canary Seed |
5.00% | Sunflower Hearts |
100.00% |
Ready to Use | |
AB12 / AHW2: Supplementary Winter Bird Food |
|
% | Content |
70.00% | Wheat |
10.00% | White Millet |
10.00% | Red Dari |
5.00% | Oilseed Rape |
5.00% | Red Millet |
100.00% |
AB12 / AHW2 Small seed only
Farmers to add a maximum of 70% of their own cereals to make a compliant feeding mix
Small Seeds Mix Only | |
AB12 / AHW2: Supplementary Winter Bird Food |
|
% | Content |
34.00% | Yellow Millet |
34.00% | Oilseed Rape |
16.00% | Canary Seed |
16.00% | Sunflower Hearts |
100.00% |
Small Seeds Mix Only | |
AB12 / AHW2: Supplementary Winter Bird Food Basic Feeding Mix (Small Seed Only) |
|
% | Content |
34.00% | White Millet |
34.00% | Red Dari |
16.00% | Black Rape |
16.00% | Red Millet |
100.00% |