Customised mixes
With seed stock from a wide range of native wildflower species we can provide customised seed mixes suitable for specific habitat types and habitat restoration projects. Using expert knowledge of the growth cycles, interactions, and requirements of different wildflower species our mixes deliver the maximum benefits for biodiversity over a long growing season.
For example, specific meadow grass mixes were designed and provided for a habitat restoration project at Castle Espie Wildfowl and Wetland Centre. The mixes were tailored to suit mesotrophic and calcareous soils. For more information on this project see Case studies.
Harvested mixes
Using our specialised seed collection machinery we can harvest seed from existing habitats for use in habitat creation projects. For example, existing wildflower meadows, nature reserves, etc. This provides a unique mix that contains many species of local flora that are not available commercially.
This technique was used at the habitat restoration project at Castle Espie. Using the brush harvester seed was collected with permission from Killard Point National Nature Reserve. This site contains a broad spectrum of local flora including some rare species. The seed was processed and then sown at Castle Espie by hydroseeding. For more information on the machinery and processes used see Seed harvesting and
Hydroseeding.
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Meadow mix with grasses
Red Campion
Species rich natural meadow
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