RE2 is a mixture most suited to low lying areas and soils that never fully dries out. Suitable for being managed by grazing in the long term, however for the first few seasons management by cutting might be required in order to develop the depth of the sward to avoid excessive poaching. RE2 creates a great habitat for invertebrates, birds and mammals. If possible when cutting in late summer an area of up to one third should be left uncut until the following spring for overwintering invertebrates. This area should be alternated every year. 

RE2 replicates the MG9 National Vegetation Classification.

Applications

  • Moist soils

  • Open woodland

  • River and lake banks

  • Industrial land

  • To encourage insects and birds

Mixture

1.0%

Yarrow

(Achillea millefolium)

0.5%

Meadow Sweet

(Filipendula ulmaria)

0.5%

Lady's Bedstraw

(Galium verum)

2.0%

Oxeye Daisy

(Leucanthemum vulgare)

2.5%

Ribwort Plantain

(Plantago lanceolata)

0.1%

Meadow Vetchling

(Lathyris pratensis)

2.8%

Self Heal

(Prunella vulgaris)

2.0%

Agrimony

(Agrimonia eupatorium)

1.0%

Soft Rush

(Juncus effusus)

2.5%

Dandelion

(Taraxacum officinale)

1.3%

Red Clover

(Trifolium pratense)

0.8%

White Clover

(Trifolium repens)

1.0%

Cow Parsley

(Anthriscus sylvestris)

2.0%

Birdsfoot Trefoil

(Lotus corniculatus)

25.0%

Slender Creeping Red Fescue

(Festuca rubra litoralis)

10.0%

Meadow Fescue

(Festuca pratensis)

1.0%

Browntop Bent

(Agrostis capillaris)

6.0%

Yorkshire Fog

(Holcus lanatis)

6.0%

Creeping Bent

(Agrostis stolonifera)

4.0%

Meadow Foxtail

(Alopecurus pratensis)

4.0%

Tall Oat-grass

(Arrhenatherum elatius)

10.0%

Crested Dogstail

(Cynosturus cristatus)

1.0%

Tufted Hair Grass

(Deschampsia cespitosa)

5.0%

Smooth Stalked Meadow Grass

(Poa pratensis)

3.0%

Golden Oat Grass

(Trisetum flavescens)

1.0%

Quaking Grass

(Briza media)

4.0%

Timothy (Small eared)

(Phleum bertolonii)

Usage guide

Sowing Rate

5 g/m2

Sowing Time

March - October

Sowing Depth

10 mm

Sowing Instructions

Create a fine friable seedbed down to 150 mm in depth. Carry out two equal sowings at right angles to each other and diagonally to main axis. Broadcast manually or use seed drill, rake level and roll. Ensure good seed to soil contact.

Maintenance

Autumn Sown

Year One

First cut early July, then monthly during August, September and October.

Cutting height 70 -100 mm.

Thereafter

Cut from mid-July to early September. This can be done as one cut but preferably, and if the meadow is big enough, you will cut it in sections leaving a week to a fortnight between cuts. Ensure you collect the arisings If the meadow is large enough, consider allowing up to a fifth to stand uncut through the winter and cut down and remove the clippings in March the following year, this will provide a habitat for invertebrates and some vertebrates over the winter. Rotate this area so a different section is left uncut each year. This more closely replicates the grazing of animals which would leave some small areas not grazed.

If possible, and with the obvious exception of areas you are leaving uncut, lightly mow the sward down to 70 -100 mm as required throughout the winter months until March and collect the clippings.

Spring sown

Year One

First cut mid-September - 1st October and collect the arisings, then monthly during August, September and October.

Cutting height 70 -100 mm.

Thereafter

Cut from mid-July to early September. This can be done as one cut but preferably, and if the meadow is big enough, you will cut it in sections leaving a week to a fortnight between cuts. Ensure you collect the arisings. If the meadow is large enough, consider allowing up to a fifth to stand uncut through the winter and cut down and remove the clippings in March the following year, this will provide a habitat for invertebrates and some vertebrates over the winter. Rotate this area so a different section is left uncut each year. This more closely replicates the grazing of animals which would leave some small areas not grazed.

If possible, and with the obvious exception of areas you are leaving uncut, lightly mow the sward down to 70 -100 mm as required throughout the winter months until March and collect the clippings.