Grass Margins - Arable (ACRES)
Arable grass margins provide a habitat for pollinators, support wider biodiversity including ground-nesting birds and help protect water quality from nutrient and sediment runoff.
| Inclusion rate (kg/ha) [1ha pack] | Species |
| 10.00 | Cocksfoot |
| 4.00 | Timothy |
| 1.00 | Red clover |
| 15.00 |
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- Establish a 3, 4 ,6 or 8 m grass margin before 31st August by sowing a suitable seed mix at a rate of 15 kg/ha. Keep seed labels for duration of contract
- Soil cultivation must not be carried out within the margin once established
- The margin must be managed annually, by mulching or mowing after 31st August and before 15th January
- Do not apply chemical or organic fertiliser or lime to the margin
- Do not apply pesticides or herbicides. Only spot treatment of noxious/invasive weeds is permitted