Buffer Strip Mixtures
Buffer Strip are easily established and used for a wide variety of beneficial purposes, Most commonly they are used create a buffer strip margin around the field, or alongside a river that provide a physical barrier which helps slow the flow of water and runoff from fields into the water course. They can also be used within the field to protects large tree or obstacle e.g. telegraph poles, Awkward field corners or even in whole field situations.
The buffer strips also create a new habitats while protecting existing ones. The wild flowers options provide a essential nectar food source for a vast range beneficial insect that include your butterflies and bumblebees. These mixtures can be Sown from March until October and used as part of Countryside Stewardship Scheme (CCS) ELS , HLS, Mid-Tier & Higher Tier.
DISCLAIMER: In any instances where there are shortages of specified species we reserve the right to substitute equivalent species.
Grass Margins
BGM 1 with Cocksfoot
CCS: AB3, SW1.2,3,4,7,8, WT1 & 2
SFI: AHL3, AHL4, IGL3
35% Creeping Red Fescue
25% Cocksfoot
20% Tall Fescue
15% SSMG
5% Timothy
100%
Sowing rate 20kg/ha
Pack size 20kg
BGM 1 RC Red Clover and Cocksfoot
CCS: AB3, GS1, SW1,2,3,4,7,8, WT1 & 2
SFI: AHL3, AHL4, IGL3
30% Creeping Red Fescue
25% Cocksfoot
20% Tall Fescue
15% SSMG
5% Timothy
5% Red Clover
100%
Sowing rate 20kg/ha
Pack Size 20kg
BGM 2 no Cocksfoot
CCS: AB3, SW1.2,3,4,7,8
SFI: AHL3, AHL4, IGL3
HAM's Mix of the Year!
27% Creeping Red Fescue
22% Chewings Fescue
22% SSMG
22% Tall Fescue
7% Timothy
100%
Sowing rate 20kg/ha
Pack size 20kg
BGM 2 RC Red Clover no Cocksfoot
CCS: AB3, SW1.2,3,4,7,8, WT1 & 2
SFI: AHL3, AHL4, IGL3
27% Creeping Red Fescue
22% Chewings Fescue
22% SSMG
17% Tall Fescue
7% Timothy
5% Red Clover
100%
Sowing rate 20kg/ha
Pack size 20kg
Butterfly & Bumblebee Mixture
CCS: AB8, GS8 & 13
SFI: IPM2. AHL3, AHL4, IGL3
15% Creeping Red Fescue
15% SSMG
10% Browntop Bent
10% Hard Fescue
10% Sheeps Fescue
6% Lucerne (inoculated)
5% Yorkshire Fog
4% Hairy Vetch
4% Birdsfoot Trefoil
4% Kidney Vetch (N)
4% Alsike Clover
2% Black Knapweed (N)
1% Plantain
1% Tufted Hairgrass
1% Common Agrimony (N)
1% Phacelia
1% Red Campion (N)
1% Musk Mallow (N)
1% White Campion (N)
1% Oxeye Daisy
1% Selfheal (N)
1% Cornflower (N)
1% Wild Carrot (N)
100%
Sowing rate 16 - 20kg/ha
Pack size 1kg & 5kg
BGM 3 with Cocksfoot & Clover
CCS: AB8, GS8 & 13
SFI: IPM2. AHL3, AHL4, IGL3
27% Creeping Red Fescue
22% Tall Fescue
17% Cocksfoot
17% SSMG
7% White Clover
7% Timothy
3% Birdsfoot Trefoil
100%
Sowing rate 20kg/ha
Pack size 20kg
BGM 4 with Wildflowers & Fine Grasses
CCS:AB8, SW1,2,3,4,7,8 GS8 & 14
SFI: IMP2, AHL3 & 4, IGL3
90% Grasses 10% Wild Flowers
45% Creeping Red Fescue
15% Chewings Fescue
15% Hard Fescue
15% SSMG
3.25% Sainfoin
3% Vetch
1% Alsike Clover
1% Red Clover
0.5% Birdsfoot Trefoil
0.25% Oxeye Daisy
0.25% Plantain
0.25% Sheeps Burnet
0.25% Wild Carrot (N)
0.25% Yarrow
100%
Sowing rate 16 - 20kg/ha
Pack Size 10kg
BGM 4 With Wildflowers & Fine Grasses
BGM 5 with Ryegrass
CCS: GS3, SW1, 2, 3,4
Ryegrass seed set as winter food
for birds.
40% Italian Ryegrass
30% Inter. Perennial Ryegrass
30% Late Perennial Ryegrass
100%
Sowing rate 35kg/ha
Pack Size 20kg
BGM 6 Flower Grass Margin Mixture
CCS: AB8, GS4, SFI: IPM2, SAM3, AHL3 & 4, IGL3
85% Grasses 15% Wild Flowers
45% Creeping Red Fescue
15% ChewingS Fescue
9% SSMG
9% Cocksfoot
6% Hard Fescue
3.75% Sainfoin
3.75% Vetch
3% Lucerne (inoculated)
1% Alsike Clover
1% Bentgrass
1% Plantain
1% Red Clover
0.5% Sheeps Burnet
0.5% Sheeps Parsley
0.25% Birdsfoot Trefoil
0.25% Yarrow
100%
Sowing rate 20kg/ha
Pack size 20kg
Flower Rich Margin Mixture
CCS: AB8, GS4, SFI: IPM2, SAM3, AHL3 & 4, IGL3
80% Grasses 20% Wild Flowers
25% Slender Red Fescue
25% SSMG
12% ChewingS Fescue
10% Crested Dogstail
5% Hard Fescue
3.25% Sainfoin
3% Vetch
3% Browntop Bent
2.5% Birdsfoot Trefoil
2% Black Medick
2% Red Clover
2% Black Knapweed (N)
1.3% Oxeye Daisy
1.25% Yarrow
1% Wild Carrot (N)
1% Plantain
0.5% Selfheal (N)
0.20% Musk Mallow (N)
100%
Sowing Rate 16-20kg/ha
Pack size 20kg
(N) = Native species
Species-Rich Grass (SRG)
SFI: IGL3
20% Red Fescue
20% SSMG
20% Browntop Bent
10% Meadow Fescue
10% Sheeps Fescue
10% Hard Fescue
10% Crested Dogstail
100%
Pack size 20kg
Species-Rich Wild Flowers (SRWF)* Native
18% Black Knapweed (N)
15% Selfheal (N)
10% Oxeye Daisy (N)
10% Red Campion (N)
10% Ribwort Plantain (N)
10% White Campion (N)
10% Yellow Rattle (N)
4.5% Salad Burnet (N)
4% Sorrel (N)
4% Wild Carrot (N)
2.5% Lady’s Bedstraw (N)
1% Birdsfoot Trefoil (N)
1% Black Medick (N)
100%
Pack size 1kg
* Species-Rich Grass & Species-Rich Wild Flowers are available separately or as a mixture of grasses (SRG) & flowers (SRWF) together in the following ratios:
85% SRG with 15% SRWF
Mixed to Order (CCS: AB8, SFI IPM2)
Sowing rate 16kg/ha
Pack size 20kg