One Year Wild Bird Mix Plus Sunflowers 20kg – AB9 / AHL2 / CAHL2

Sowing Rate: 20kg per acre | 20kg bag covers approximately 1 acre

The One Year Wild Bird Mix Plus Sunflowers 20kg is a spring-sown annual wild bird seed mixture designed to establish one-year wild bird food areas in blocks or strips. The recommended sowing rate is 20kg per acre, with one 20kg bag providing approximately 1 acre of coverage at the recommended rate.

Designed for UK agricultural environmental management, this AB9 / AHL2 / CAHL2 wild bird mix combines six annual crop species, including Spring Triticale, Sunflower, Linseed, Red Millet, Fodder Radish and Mustard. The mixture provides a diverse combination of cereal, brassica and seed-bearing crops within a seasonal wild bird area.

The inclusion of Sunflower adds a prominent flowering element, while the wider crop combination provides seasonal food and habitat resources. The mixture has a stated flowering period of approximately June to September and reaches around 50–200cm in height.

This one-year wild bird seed mix is particularly suited to farmers, landowners, estates, land consultants, agronomists and agricultural land managers establishing annual environmental areas designed to provide food resources for smaller farmland birds, alongside pollinator and integrated pest management objectives.

Schemes

• AB9 – Winter Bird Food
• AHL2 – Winter Bird Food
• CAHL2 – Winter Bird Food

This product is a spring-sown, one-year wild bird mix. Always check the current requirements applying to your particular Countryside Stewardship or SFI agreement before sowing, including requirements relating to establishment method, species composition, location and management.

Features & Benefits

• 20kg per acre recommended sowing rate
• 20kg pack covers approximately 1 acre
• One-year wild bird seed mixture
• Spring-sown annual wild bird mix
• Includes Sunflowers
• Designed for smaller farmland birds
• Provides seasonal food resources
• Supports pollinators
• Supports an integrated pest management approach
• Contains 6 crop species
• Combination of cereal, brassica and other seed-bearing species
• Includes Spring Triticale, Sunflower, Linseed and Red Millet
• Includes Fodder Radish and Mustard
• Suitable for establishment in blocks and strips
• Designed for drilling into the prepared area
• Flowering period approximately June to September
• Height approximately 50–200cm
• Suitable for late spring / early summer sowing
• Suitable for agricultural environmental management
• Ideal for farms, estates and land managed under environmental schemes

Applications

The One Year Wild Bird Mix Plus Sunflowers is intended for:

• One-year wild bird food areas
• Wild bird seed areas
• Farmland bird habitat
• Annual bird food crops
• Agricultural environmental areas
• Wild bird food blocks
• Wild bird food strips
• Areas intended to provide food resources for smaller farmland birds
• Areas supporting pollinators
• Integrated pest management approaches
• Countryside Stewardship areas where the mixture meets applicable requirements
• SFI areas where the mixture meets applicable requirements
• Farm environmental management projects

Application Rate

20kg per acre

A 20kg pack covers approximately 1 acre at the recommended sowing rate.

Coverage is approximate and may vary according to establishment conditions, seedbed preparation and drilling method.

When to Sow

Late spring to early summer

The mixture should be established by drilling in blocks or strips into the prepared area.

Establishment should be carried out in accordance with the requirements of the applicable environmental land management action and individual agreement.

Pack Size

20kg bag

Approximate coverage: 1 acre at 20kg/acre

Seed Mixture

Key Species

Spring Triticale – 70%
The main component of the mixture, providing the principal cereal element of this annual wild bird seed mix.

Sunflower – 10%
Adds a distinctive flowering element and contributes to the diversity of the one-year wild bird area.

Linseed – 5%
A seed-bearing crop included to broaden the species composition of the annual mixture.

Red Millet – 5%
A small-seeded crop contributing additional crop diversity within the wild bird seed mix.

Fodder Radish – 5%
A brassica component that adds further crop diversity to the annual wild bird mixture.

Mustard – 5%
A further brassica species contributing to the six-species composition of the mix.

One-Year Wild Bird Food Mix for UK Farms

The One Year Wild Bird Mix Plus Sunflowers 20kg provides farmers and land managers with a specialist annual seed mixture for establishing seasonal wild bird food areas.

The combination of Spring Triticale, Sunflower, Linseed, Red Millet, Fodder Radish and Mustard creates a diverse crop area with both seed-bearing and flowering components. Its spring establishment and one-year duration make it suitable for annual environmental management areas where a seasonal wild bird food crop is required.

The mixture is particularly relevant to farmers, landowners, estates and land consultants sourcing seed for Countryside Stewardship, SFI and wider agricultural environmental management, subject to the applicable scheme requirements.

Specification