Wildflower and English-type meadows

Our objective is to create blends that deliver good establishment and grow quickly to provide sustained floral-rich leys that will encourage/support nature and thrive season after season.

Bespoke mixtures are recommended, but we also offer a selection of standard blends including:

Walnes English Meadow
Walnes English Meadow with annuals
Walnes cornfield annuals mix

Mixture varieties

Supercut

(1-2 years)

Designed as a 1-2 year ley which provides a high yield of good quality grass silage

Will respond to high fertiliser input
High output
Excellent regrowth after cutting
Hybrid will improve 2nd year performance over Italian only mixtures.

34% Italian Ryegrass	(D)
34% Italian Ryegrass	(T)
32% Hybrid Ryegrass	(T)

Recommended sowing rate 14-16 kg/acre

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Supercut Plus

(2-3 years)

A 2-3 year ley designed as a high output cutting ley.

Selection of hybrids and festuloliums to enhance persistence and yield
Will respond to high fertiliser input
High quality forage
Excellent re-growth after cutting.

17% Italian Type Festulolium
18% Italian Type Festulolium
18% Italian Ryegrass	(D)
17% Italian Ryegrass	(T)
30% Hybrid Ryegrass	(T)

Recommended sowing rate 14-16 kg/acre

Supercut Extra

(2-3 years)

A purely festulolium 2-3-year ley. Designed as a highly productive, high
quality ley even on less favourable sites. This mixture will give consistent performance in variable conditions too.

100% festulolium - good quality and
high yield
More persistent than Italian ryegrasses
Less risk of herbicide resistant grass species in arable rotations
Will cope on more stress/drought prone sites.

25% Italian Type Festulolium
25% Italian Type Festulolium
50% Hybrid Type Festulolim

Recommended sowing rate 14-16 kg/acre

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Supercut Long

(3-4 years)

Supercut Long is a 3-4 year cutting ley.

Hybrids/ festuloliums selected for yield, quality and longevity
High quality and yielding tetraploid perennial inclusion
Good response to nitrogen
Suitable for multiple cuts through the season
Can be used as an overseeding mixture at a lower rate

40% Hybrid Ryegrass
40% Hybrid Ryegrass
20% Intermed. Perennial Ryegrass	(T)

Recommended sowing rate 14-16 kg/acre

Supercut Plus Protein

(1-2 years)

A 1-2 year cutting ley containing a high
protein content from both quality
grasses and red clover.

High-yielding grasses that offer good silage quality
Contains festulolium species to cope with more stress-prone sites
Early/medium flowering red clover ensures that the grass species are not outcompeted in year 2.

25% Italian Type Festulolium
40% Hybrid Ryegrass
15% Italian Ryegrass	(T)
20% Red Clover

Recommended sowing rate 14-16 kg/acre

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Supercut Italian

(1-2 years)

A 2 year high-yielding ley, with rapid establishment for early use. Large first cut potential.

Can be sown spring or autumn
Red clover can be added for extra protein.

50% Italian Ryegrass	(T)
50% Italian Ryegrass

Recommended sowing rate 14-16 kg/acre

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Westerwold Ryegrass

(1-2 years)

A short term grass used to produce large amounts of forage. Very vigorous and fast to establish.

100% Westerwold Ryegrass

Recommended sowing rate 14-16 kg/acre

Haylage

(2-3 years)

A medium-term mixture to produce good yields of quality grass, specifically designed for the professional haylage producer.

Good response to Nitrogen
Suitable for multiple cuts through the season
Can be used as an overseeding mixture at 9kg/acre.

25% Hybrid Ryegrass	(T)
38% Intermed. Perennial Ryegrass	(D)
37% Late Perennial Ryegrass	(D)

Recommended sowing rate 14kg/acre

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Haylage Extra

(3-4 years)

Haylage Extra is designed as a top quality 3-4 year haylage ley to maximise top-end quality for equine use.

Use of 4 tetraploids ensures an even wilt which is key to producing top quality haylage
Will produce high yields and quality from varieties used
Specifically designed for professional haylage makers.

25% Intermed. Perennial Ryegrass	(T)
25% Intermed. Perennial Ryegrass	(T)
25% Late Perennial Ryegrass	(T)
25% Late Perennial Ryegrass	(T)

Recommended sowing rate 14-16 kg/acre

Haymaker

(3-5 years)

A traditional general purpose ley producing good quality hay that is not too fine or too coarse. Produces good yields and will “make” easily due to the types of grasses included. It is also suited to over winter grazing.

15% Early Perennial Ryegrass	(D)
15% Timothy
35% Intermed. Perennial Ryegrass	(D)
35% Late Perennial Ryegrass	(D)

Recommended sowing rate 14 kg/acre

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Haymaker Pro

(3-5 years)

Haymaker Pro is designed to produce top quality soft hay which is targeted at the equine and small pet market.

It will also thrive on more stressprone sites with the inclusion of
meadow fescue
Can also be used for over winter grazing.

30% Meadow Fescue
20% Timothy
25% Intermed. Perennial Ryegrass	(D)
25% Late Perennial Ryegrass	(D)

Recommended sowing rate 14 kg/acre

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