Canary Grass provides excellent medium to long term nesting cover for pheasant and partridge and can be used to both hold and drive birds.
It is useful in areas where annual planting is not an option, either because it is uneconomic or too difficult and is a good choice to use between tree rows in newly established woods.
Care must be taken to drill in wide enough rows to prevent the canary grass becoming too dense and therefore impassable for the birds.
Annual management should be undertaken to keep the rows clear and topping is beneficial if the grass becomes too tall, with the debris being removed
| Seed Rate | Pack Size | Seed Treatment |
| 6kg/ha | 2.5kg | Untreated |
About Your Countryside
Your Countryside is DLF's diverse range of species and specialist mixtures, including Game Cover, Environmental Stewardship, Root Crops and Cover Crops. If you are struggling to find something to suit your needs, please contact your local technical expert who will be able to assist and advise you on your specialist mixture.
Contact the forage team
Agricultural & Specialist Seeds Team:
Telephone: 01506 894820
Email: forage@dlf.co.uk
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Game Cover
Our range of game cover mixtures are specially formulated to ensure you will be able to achieve the best from your cover crops. Combining different species into a mixture can extend the utilisation period, help to attract and hold specific types of game and provide feed and cover where both are required.
Long Term Options
Perennial game cover crops provide valuable year round habitat for game and farmland wildlife.