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Brush harvesting
This unique machine operates - not by cutting - but by gently removing seed using specially designed rotating brushes. As a result, donor species and invertebrates experience negligible impact. The machine is also typically pulled by a small, low-impact vehicle such as a quad or mini-tractor causing minimum interference on the site.
Collects from a range of habitats (e.g. meadows, heathlands, wetlands)
Can be adjusted to collect from 10cm up to 2m in height enabling individual species to be targeted more specifically
Can cover up to 3 Ha per day and can produce a yield of up to 40 kg per day depending on site conditions.
The Brush Harvester can be used to collect seed from existing areas such as wildflower meadows and nature reserves. This provides a unique mix that contains many species of local flora that are not available commercially. The machine has also recently been used to collect heather seed for regeneration trials.
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