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

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

The Two Year Wild Bird Mix Plus Sunflowers 20kg is a spring-sown two-year wild bird seed mixture designed to establish a longer-lasting crop area for smaller farmland birds, including Grey Partridge and Tree Sparrows. The recommended sowing rate is 20kg per acre, with one 20kg bag providing approximately 1 acre of coverage.

Designed for UK agricultural environmental management, this AB9 / AHL2 / CAHL2 wild bird seed mix combines six seed-bearing crop species across cereal, brassica and other crop types. The mixture contains Spring Triticale, Sunflower, Quinoa, Oil Radish, Kale x Rape and Red/White Millet, creating a diverse two-year crop area for farmland bird food and seasonal habitat.

Sunflower provides a prominent flowering element within the mixture, while Spring Triticale forms the main cereal component. Quinoa and Red/White Millet add further small seed-bearing crops, with Oil Radish and Kale x Rape providing brassica diversity.

The crop reaches approximately 50–200cm in height and has a stated flowering period of June to September. It is designed to provide seasonal food resources for farmland birds while also supporting pollinators and an integrated pest management approach.

This two-year wild bird mix is particularly suited to farmers, landowners, estates, land consultants, agronomists and agricultural land managers looking for a longer-lasting wild bird food crop for environmental land management.

Schemes

• AB9 – Wild Bird Seed Mixtures
• AHL2 – Wild Bird Food
• CAHL2 – Wild Bird Food

Always check the current requirements applying to your particular Countryside Stewardship or SFI agreement before sowing, including requirements relating to species composition, establishment method, location and management.

Features & Benefits

• 20kg per acre recommended sowing rate
• 20kg pack covers approximately 1 acre
• Two-year wild bird seed mixture
• Spring-sown formulation
• Includes Sunflowers
• Designed for smaller farmland birds
• Specifically supports food resources for Grey Partridge and Tree Sparrows
• Provides seasonal food resources
• Supports pollinators
• Supports an integrated pest management approach
• Contains 6 seed-bearing crop species
• Combination of cereal, brassica and other crop species
• Includes Spring Triticale, Sunflower and Quinoa
• Includes Oil Radish and Kale x Rape
• Includes Red/White Millet
• Suitable for establishment in blocks and strips
• Established by drilling
• Flowering period approximately June to September
• Height approximately 50–200cm
• Suitable for spring sowing
• Designed as a longer-lasting wild bird food crop
• Suitable for agricultural environmental management
• Ideal for farms, estates and land managed under environmental schemes

Applications

The Two Year Wild Bird Mix Plus Sunflowers is suitable for:

• Two-year wild bird food areas
• Farmland bird habitat
• Wild bird seed areas
• Annual and longer-duration bird food crops
• Areas supporting Grey Partridge
• Areas supporting Tree Sparrows
• Agricultural environmental areas
• Wild bird food blocks
• Wild bird food strips
• 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 seedbed preparation, establishment conditions and drilling method.

When to Sow

Spring

The mixture should be established by drilling in blocks or strips.

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 principal cereal component of the mixture, providing the main crop element of the two-year wild bird food area.

Sunflower – 10%
Provides a prominent flowering component and contributes additional crop diversity to the wild bird mixture.

Quinoa – 5%
Included as a seed-bearing crop within the diverse two-year wild bird seed mixture.

Oil Radish – 8%
A brassica component adding further species and crop diversity to the wild bird area.

Kale x Rape – 2%
A further brassica component included to broaden the crop composition.

Red/White Millet – 5%
Provides an additional small seed-bearing crop within the wild bird food mixture.

Two-Year Wild Bird Food for UK Farms

The Two Year Wild Bird Mix Plus Sunflowers 20kg is designed for farmers and land managers requiring a longer-duration wild bird food crop as part of agricultural environmental management.

The combination of Spring Triticale, Sunflower, Quinoa, Oil Radish, Kale x Rape and Red/White Millet provides a diverse crop structure with cereal, brassica and small seed-bearing components. The addition of sunflower provides a distinctive flowering element during the growing season.

The mixture is specifically intended to provide food resources for smaller farmland birds, with Grey Partridge and Tree Sparrows identified as target farmland birds. It can also support pollinators and an integrated pest management approach where incorporated into an appropriate environmental management system.

Establishment

This is a spring-sown two-year wild bird seed mix designed to be established by drilling in blocks or strips.

Farmers and land managers should prepare and establish the crop in accordance with the applicable Countryside Stewardship or SFI action requirements. Requirements relating to seed composition, establishment, location and management should be confirmed before sowing.

Specification