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Birdsfoot Trefoil

Legume

(Lotus corniculatus)

A high protein yellow flowered legume often included to add diversity to herbal ley mixtures. It is a low growing perennial and pollinating insects flock to it as a source of nectar. Not as persistent and less aggressive than white clover.

Uses

Grazing

Sowing Rate

5kgs/acre

Persistence

4 Years

Sowing Period

April to August

Yield Potential

4t DM per ha.

Management

Heavy grazings will sereverly damage the plant population so it should be rotational grazed whenever possible. It needs to be shallowly sown into a warm, fine and firm seedbed.

Additional Info

Birdsfoot trefoil contains tannins which will reduce risk of bloat, increase protein uptake, and has an anti-parasitic effect.

You can buy Birdsfoot Trefoil or in the following Mixtures:

Birdsfoot Trefoil

Scheme: NUM2

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Specie Rich Grassland - Diverse

Schemes: Creation of Species Rich Grassland, EFA Margins, GS8 & GS14

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Green Manure 3

Diverse legume nitrogen fixing mixture. Scheme: Stubbles Followed by Green Manure in an Arable Rotation

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GG90 Heritage General Purpose Wildflower Mixture

Our most popular wildflower mixture. GG90 Heritage is a general purpose mixture that does well on most soil types.

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GG91 Heavy Soils Wildflower Mixture

For general landscaping use on heavier, wetter, clay soil types.

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GG92 Light Soils Wildflower Mixture

A mixture of wildflowers of Scottish and British provenance for use in free-draining and sandy soils

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Herbal Ley Diverse Mixture

Schemes: GS4 & SAM3

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Herbal Ley Diverse Rejuvenation

Scheme: NUM2

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Bee Mixture

Scheme: AB1 & AHL1

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Flower Rich Margin

Scheme: AB8 & IPM2

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Legume Fallow 1

Scheme: AB15 & NUM3

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Legume & Grass Mixture

Scheme: NUM3

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Legume & Herb Overseeding

Scheme: GS7

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Low Input Grassland

Scheme: SW7

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Mat Forming + Herbs

Schemes: Cration of Water Margins & Creation of Grass Strips

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Bumblebird

Schemes: AB16 & AHL2

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Legume Fallow 2

Scheme: NUM3

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