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Stewardship and Game Cover Range
It is likely that the impending introduction to ELMS that there will be a crossover from countryside stewardship. As such early introduction to the scheme seems sensible. Within this range, you will see our range of mixtures for all of the most popular options and which schemes they are eligible for. In addition to these, you will find our range of Game Cover options. As is the Newtone way, if you can’t find exactly what you are looking for please speak to us so that we can either tweak an existing mixture or create something completely bespoke.
Common Mixtures
Our most popular Mixes
Countryside Stewardship
- AB1 Nectar Flower Mixtures - Government Guidance
- Newtone Nectar
- AB3 Beetle Banks - Government Guidance
- Beetle 1
- Beetle 2
- AB8 Flower Rich Margins and Plots - Government Guidance
- Newtone Floral Margin
- AB9 Winter Bird Food
- AB9 - Grey Partridge (Two year)
- AB9 - Tree Sparrow (Two year)
- AB 9 - Finch Corn Bunting (One year)
- AB9 All Bird (1-2 year)
- AB13 Brassica Fodder Crop - Government Guidance
- AB15 Two Year Legume Fallow
- AB16 Bumble Bird
- GS3 Grass Seed Set For Bird Food
- GS3 - Option 1 - with Hybrid Ryegrass
- GS3 - Option 2 - With Clover
- GS4 Herb & Legume Rich Pasture
- GS4
- SW5 & SW6
- Species Rich Wild Flowers (SRWF Native)
- Field Margins
Countryside Stewardship
Newtone Nectar
10% Alsike Clover
10% Birdsfoot Trefoil
5% Black Medick
40% Vetch
10% Red Clover
10% Late Flowering Red Clover
5% Lucerne
5% Sweet Clover
1.5% Knapweed
1% Musk mallow
1% Oxeye Daisy
1% Wild Carrot
0.5% Yarrow Sow
6.25Kg per acre / 15 per ha
AB3 Beetle Banks
Beetle 1
20% Timothy
5% Hard Fescue
10% Cocksfoot
25% Tall Fescue
40% Strong CRF Sow
8Kg per acre
Beetle 2
45% Cocksfoot
30% Strong CRF
25% Timothy Sow
8Kg per acre
Newtone Floral Margin
25% Slender Creeping Red Fescue
15% Hard Fescue
12% Chewings Fescue
10% Smooth Stalk Meadow Grass
10% Crested Dogstail
5% Sheeps Fescue
3% Browntop Bent
3% Winter Vetch
3% Sainfoin
2.5% Birdsfoot Trefoil
2.5% Black Medick
2% Red Clover
1.25% Oxeye Daisy
1% Ribwort Plantain
1% Wild Carrot
1% Yarrow
0.5% Wild Marjoram
0.5% Black Knapweed
0.5% Musk Mallow
0.5% Red Campion
0.5% Self Heal
0.25% Ladys Bedstraw
0.25% Meadow Buttercup
0.25% Yellow Rattle
Sow at 16-20Kg/ha
AB9 – Grey Partridge (Two Year)
50% Spring Triticale
30% Spring Barley
3% White Millet
8% Kale
3% Linseed
6% Fodder Radish Sow
Sow at 20Kg per acre
AB9 – Tree Sparrow (Two year)
50% Spring Triticale
30% Spring Barley
5% Quinoa
10% Kale
5% White Millet
Sow at 20Kg per acre
AB9 – Finch and Corn Bunting (one year)
50% Spring Triticale
30% Spring Barley
3% Red Millet
8% White Millet
3% White Mustard
6% Quinoa Sow
Sow at 20Kg per acre
AB9 All Bird (1-2 Year)
40% Spring Triticale
35% Spring Barley
15% Intermediate Sorghum
5% Kale
5% White Millet
3% Red Millet
4% Fodder Radish
3% Quinoa
Sow at 20Kg per acre
AB13 Brassica Fodder crop
AB13: Brassica fodder crop – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Various brassica options available. We supply a range of different Fodder Rapes, Stubble Turnips and Kales. Get in touch for further details.
AB15 Two Year legume Fallow
AB15: Two year sown legume fallow – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
10% Alsike Clover
5% Birdsfoot Trefoil
5% Black Medick
50% Vetch
15% Lucerne
15% Red clover Sow
Sow at 15-20Kg ha
AB16 Bumble bird
AB16: Autumn sown bumblebird mix – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
33% Winter Triticale
33% Winter Wheat
2% Fodder Radish
3.3% Gold of Pleasure
3.7% Kale
8% Winter Linseed
1% Alsike Clover
1% Birdsfoot Trefoil
7% Vetch
5% Crimson Clover
1% Lucerne
1% Phacelia
1% Red Clover
Sow at 60Kg per acre
GS3 Grass seed set for bird food
GS3: Ryegrass seed-set as winter food for birds – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
GS3 – Option 1 – with Hybrid Ryegrass
25% Hybrid Ryegrass Tet
25% Hybrid Ryegrass Tet
25% Intermediate Diploid Perennial Ryegrass
25% Late Diploid Perennial Ryegrass
Sow at 15Kg per acre
GS3 – Option 2 – With Clover
50% Intermediate Diploid Perennial Ryegrass
40% Late Diploid Perennial Ryegrass
10% White Clover Sow
Sow at 14Kg per acre
GS4
25% Late Perennial Ryegrass (Diploid)
20% Meadow Fescue
15% Timothy
10% SSMG
10% Creeping Red Fescue
10% Red Clover
5.6% Sainfoin
1.43% Lucerne
1% Birdsfoot Trefoil
1% Sheeps Burnet
0.5% Ribwort Plantain
0.25% Yarrow
0.2% Oxeye Daisy
0.02% Sheep Sorrel
Sow at 32-37Kg per ha
SW1 Buffer strips
SW1: 4m to 6m buffer strip on cultivated land – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
20% Timothy
5% Hard Fescue
30% Tall Fescue
35% Strong Creeping Red Fescue
10% Chewings Fescue
Sow at 8Kg per acre
SW2 Buffer strips
SW2: 4m to 6m buffer strip on intensive grassland – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
20% Timothy
5% Hard Fescue
30% Tall Fescue
35% Strong Creeping Red Fescue
10% Chewings Fescue
Sow at 8Kg per acre
SW3 In field grass strips
SW3: In-field grass strips – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
20% Timothy
5% Hard Fescue
30% Tall Fescue
35% Strong Creeping Red Fescue
10% Chewings Fescue
Sow at 8Kg per acre
SW5 &SW6
SW5: Enhanced management of maize crops – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
SW6: Winter cover crops – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
For full information on species and mixtures suited for this please refer to our soil health plant range.
SW7 Arable reversion to grassland
SW7: Arable reversion to grassland with low fertiliser input – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
50% Strong CRF
10% Crested Dogstail
25% SSMG
5% Timothy
5% Cocksfoot
2% Birdsfoot Trefoil
1% Oxeye Daisy
1.5% Common Knapweed
0.5% Common Sorrel
Sow at 8Kg per acre
Species Rich Wild Flowers (SRWF Native)
15% Black Knapweed
12% Selfheal 10%
Ribwort Plantain
9% Meadow Buttercup
8% Oxeye Daisy
8% Common Sorrel
8% Yellow Rattle
8% Ladys Bedstraw
6% Black Medick
5% Field Scabious
4% Meadow Vetchling
3% Yarrow
2% Ragged Robin
2% Red Clover
Various sowing rates
Field Margins
NFM 1 RC – Red Clover & Cocksfoot
25% Creeping Red Fescue
20% Hard Fescue
20% Tall Fescue
15% Timothy
15% Cocksfoot
5% Red Clover
Sow at 20Kg per ha
NFM 2 – No Cocksfoot
25% Creeping Red Fescue
20% Hard Fescue
20% Chewings Fescue
20% Tall Fescue
15% Timothy
Sow 20Kg per ha
NFM 2 – Red Clover no Cocksfoot
25% Creeping Red Fescue
20% Hard Fescue
20% Chewings Fescue
15% Timothy
15% Tall Fescue
5% Red Clover
Sow 20kg per ha
NFM 3 – with Cocksfoot & Clover
25% Creeping Red Fescue
20% Tall Fescue
15% Timothy
15% Cocksfoot
15% Hard Fescue
5% Birdsfoot Trefoil
5% Small White Clover
Sow 20Kg per ha
NFM 4 – with Wildflowers & Fine Grasses
25% Chewings Fescue
20% Hard Fescue
15% Slender Red Fescue
15% Creeping Red Fescue
5% Sainfoin
4% SSMG
4% Crested Dogstail
3.5% Winter Vetch
2.25% Red Clover
2% Browntop Bent
1% Birdsfoot Trefoil
1% Black Medick
0.5% Alsike Clover
0.4% Yarrow
0.4% Oxeye Daisy
0.4% Wild Carrot
0.3% Red Campion
0.25% Ribwort Plantain
Sow at 16-20Kg per ha
Game Cover
Our Game cover offerings cover a wide range and we aim to work with you to get the most out of them. A game cover crop needs to be managed as well as a cash crop to reach its full potential. Getting it right from the start is key and that means having the right seed. We offer a full advice package from establishment and agronomy advice throughout the season.
We offer mixtures made up from any of the straights we offer and are always on hand to help guide you on what to plant.
Game Maize
Maize remains a very popular option for cover and feed. We carry a selection of different maize varieties for different situations. Our most popular option is our maize blend as it offers better cover throughout the season.
To prevent running into pest, weed and disease problems with maize it is good practice to rotate maize with other crops. Or grow in strips and alternate the strips.
Sorghums
Dwarf Sorghums
As it’s name suggests it is short and sturdy, it produces warm cover for birds winter long and has a large seed head. It is usually planted in a mixture, either with maize or other species. It works well with maize as it offers a “bottom” to the cover.
Giant Sorghum
As the name suggests it can grow approximately 2 metres tall and is an ideal windbreak. Furthermore, due to its deep rooting it will cope with drought more easily
Millets
White Millets
A useful species particularly within mixtures due to providing warmth and terrific feed value particularly to partridges and other farmland birds. It is a relatively late maturing species so is worth adding other millet species into the mix.
Red Millet
Like white millet it offers warmth and feed value to a mixture, as it is earlier to mature than white millet it helps extend the feeding season.
Japanese Reed Millet
A more Hardy millet than either red or white and is less frost susceptible. It is an excellent feed and cover species and works well in a range of mixtures.
Quinoa
Works well in a range of mixtures, providing excellent feed value for game birds and songbirds alike. It also provides a great display of colour in early autumn.
Sunflowers
We offer either a dwarf or standard sunflower. They not only provide a great cover and feed for birds but are great for beneficial insects too. The standard type make an excellent companion to maize.
Brassicas
Kale
We offer a range of different Kales as it remains one of the most popular species for game cover as a stand alone species or as part of a mixture. Particularly with things like quinoa or chicory.
Oil Radish
A great winter hardy (variety dependant) species that is fast growing and can be used as part of a recovery mix. It also provides good feed value at the back end of the shooting season and into early spring.
White Mustard
A cost effective and fast growing cover crop. Can be grown as part of a mix or as a stand-alone species. It provides good early cover. The down side of white mustard is that it is not winter hardy.
Brown Mustard
Like white mustard it is another fast growing species. Unlike white mustard however it is winter hardy. So works well in a blend with white mustard and Oil radish for recovery or late sown mixes.
Ethiopian Mustard (brassica carinata)
Another fast growing and winter hardy species. Due to its growth habit it produces a great canopy for flushing birds.
Gold of Pleasure - Camelina
Fast growing, species suited to more nutrient deficient soils and will cope better on soils with a low pH. It is particularly attractive to partridge.
Perennial Chicory
This creates a tall and dense cover in its second year. It is a stress tolerant species and works well as part of a mixture especially with something like Kale or yellow blossom clover and Quinoa to make a longer term mixture.
Fennel
Another perennial that provides excellent cover as part of a longer term mixture.
Yellow Blossom Clover
Highly attractive to insects and birds alike this is a great species to have as part of a longer term mixture. It will also thrive on more stress prone sites.