Lowland Calcareous Grassland Mix (UKHab g1b / NVC CG2)

This high-diversity wildflower seed mix is designed to replicate the lowland calcareous grassland habitat, perfect for BNG projects and restoration schemes on alkaline, nutrient-poor soils. With over 25 native species, including key species like Horseshoe Vetch and Wild Thyme, this mix supports a wide range of pollinators and encourages a vibrant, species-rich ecosystem.

✅ BNG-compliant
✅ Ideal for chalky and limestone soils
✅ Supports calcareous grassland habitats (UKHab g1b)
✅ Rich in wildflowers, including Harebell, Field Scabious, and Greater Knapweed

Wildflowers (~25–30 species):

• Thymus polytrichus – Wild Thyme

• Hippocrepis comosa – Horseshoe Vetch (key calcareous indicator)

• Lotus corniculatus – Bird’s-foot Trefoil

• Anthyllis vulneraria – Kidney Vetch

• Salvia pratensis – Meadow Clary (if available)

• Scabiosa columbaria – Small Scabious

• Knautia arvensis – Field Scabious

• Centaurea scabiosa – Greater Knapweed

• Centaurea nigra – Common Knapweed

• Galium verum – Lady’s Bedstraw

• Silene vulgaris – Bladder Campion

• Campanula glomerata – Clustered Bellflower

• Campanula rotundifolia – Harebell

• Sanguisorba minor – Salad Burnet

• Plantago media – Hoary Plantain

• Poterium sanguisorba – Salad Burnet (alternative name)

• Primula veris – Cowslip

• Veronica chamaedrys – Germander Speedwell

• Leontodon hispidus – Rough Hawkbit

• Carlina vulgaris – Carline Thistle

• Helianthemum nummularium – Common Rock-rose

• Origanum vulgare – Wild Marjoram

• Linaria vulgaris – Common Toadflax

• Reseda lutea – Wild Mignonette

• Daucus carota – Wild Carrot

• Ranunculus bulbosus – Bulbous Buttercup

• Achillea millefolium – Yarrow

Grasses (6–8 species):

• Festuca ovina – Sheep’s Fescue

• Festuca rubra – Red Fescue

• Brachypodium pinnatum – Tor-grass (sparingly if needed)

• Koeleria macrantha – Crested Hair-grass

• Briza media – Quaking Grass

• Helictotrichon pubescens – Downy Oat-grass

• Anthoxanthum odoratum – Sweet Vernal Grass

• Agrostis capillaris – Common Bent

Note:

• This mix is ideal for chalky and limestone soils — avoid on neutral or acidic substrates.

• Many of these species are slow to establish but highly persistent and rewarding.

• Yellow Rattle (Rhinanthus minor) may be used if grass suppression is desired, though it’s less dominant on very thin calcareous soils.

• This mixture can be modified by adding or subtracting species.