game cover mixtures - Countrywide Farmers

22Game Cover Mixtures“We have had great success with establishing ourcovers this year and have created good habitatswithin game cover maize boundaries. There is verygood shelter and feed supply available from thecrops. By using maize on the outer edges the birdsare lifting when they clear the covers and it also actsas a useful windbreak in more exposed locations. Itis important that any cover established is pleasingto the eye and blends in well with the surroundings;by adding some sunflowers I feel we have achievedthis with the Decoy Game Mixture.”Mr Paul Turnock, Pewit Hall October 2011Deer Lawn MixtureA mixture blended to provide a wide and very diverseblend of forage which will suit the needs of most deerspecies found in the UK. The grasses will provide thebulk of the forage, Meadow Foxtail being one of thespecies particularly favoured by deer. The wide selectionof leguminous plants provides good levels of proteinand minerals adding variation and interest to the diet.Mixtures such as these can be sown into cleared areas ofwoodland where soil types and structures are not alwaysideal and where deer may graze without disturbance.38% Meadow Fescue15% Timothy15% Intermediate Perennial Ryegrasss (Diploid)5% Late Perennial Ryegrasss (Diploid)5% Smooth Stalk Meadow Grass3% Black Medick3% Lucerne Pre-inoculated3% Sainfoin2.5% Common Bent Grass2.5% White Clover2% Red Clover2% Fenugreek2% Perennial Chicory1% Meadow Foxtail1% Plantain100%Sowing rate 15kg/acrePack size 15kgGeneral PurposeRearing Pen MixA mixture of species which provides a perfect rearing/release pen mixture. This mixture establishes rapidlyand forms a hardwearing sward which will withstandintensive stocking. The legumes included will fix nitrogenand attract insects.3.00 kg Amenity Perennial Ryegrass2.50 kg Late Perennial Ryegrass2.00 kg Timothy2.00 kg Meadow Fescue2.00 kg Creeping Red Fescue1.00 kg Birdsfoot Trefoil0.50 kg White Clover13.00 kg/acreSowing rate 13kg/acrePack size 13kgDecoy GameMixtureA combination of six small seed producing specieswhich will provide excellent cover and feed and will lastthroughout the season. It is easy to sow and establish asall the seeds are of similar size and offers an excellentalternative to our Traditional Game Cover mixture.Decoy mixture can be used in ELS as a Wild Bird SeedMixture option.2.0kg Linseed (chinook treated)2.0kg Buckwheat1.5kg Red Millet1.5kg White Millet0.5kg Fodder Radish0.5kg Mustard8.00 kg/acreSowing rate 8kg/acrePack size 8kgEF2 450 points per ha - See page 25Decoy Game MixPartridgeMixtureA very hardy mixture that thrives on colder, poorer soils.This mixture has an open canopy that encourages andholds partridges and is useful as a break crop from Kale.Partridge mixture can be used in ELS as a Wild Bird SeedMixture option.12.50 kg Triticale7.50 kg Spring Barley3.75 kg Linseed (chinook treated)1.00 kg Gold of Pleasure0.25 kg Kale (untreated)25.00 kg/acreSowing rate 25kg/acrePack size 25kgEF2 450 points per ha - See page 25Partridge Mix