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It’s a great way of feeding quality, dust-free foliage. Our hay is cut from temporary grass and long established meadows, high in natural stores of vitamin A and E. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f020a2cd6a36003ff65d6/1589305247800-FUDCC2FJH9FZ7FYM0EXA/IMG_0221.jpg Home - Weir Farm Wildlife As farmers we know that everything we do has an impact on the environment. But we’re also uniquely placed to make a big difference. Through our conservation projects, we’ve seen our farmland become a haven for at-risk species including Tree Sparrow, Yellowhammer, Corn Bunting and Skylarks. https://www.weirfarm.com/order-hay-haylage-and-straw daily 0.75 2020-05-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f020a2cd6a36003ff65d6/1588058411713-0HMRGGMQKLJNWHP30M7T/Haylage+bales Hay & haylage - Local delivery with minimum order sizes: Haylage Small bales (50cm x 40cm x 100cm): 50+ bales Large bales (80cm x 70cm x 167cm): 10+ bales Hay and straw Small bales: (50cm x 40cm x 100cm): 50+ bales Large bales (80cm x 70cm x 245cm): 10+ bales https://www.weirfarm.com/weir-farm-wildlife daily 0.75 2020-05-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f020a2cd6a36003ff65d6/1589290722402-0HBSJ4G1C4HXECFULHOR/IMG_0129.jpg Wildlife The Weir Farm has a 10-year environmental plan, which we’ve been following since 2014. Through our conservation projects, we’ve seen our farmland become a haven for at-risk species. Birds spotted at Weir Farm include to Tree Sparrow, Yellowhammer, Corn Bunting, Lapwings, Short Eared Owls and Skylarks. We have resident deer, hare and rabbits, dormice and harvest mice, and a bustling pond full of frogs and insects. And we’ve restored native hedgerows across the farm, which provide the perfect home for birds and small mammals. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f020a2cd6a36003ff65d6/1589289511109-TKWHPRODBBNEILKFT9L3/IMG_0171.jpg Wildlife We plant pollinator-friendly forage as part of a UK-wide ‘bee road’, and use our fallow fields to plant crops perfect for birds to feed on through the winter. By practicing environmentally sensitive farming and investing our efforts into conservation, we’ve seen our chalk grassland busy with lots of helpful insects. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f020a2cd6a36003ff65d6/1589290757240-RYPVR6VCDF07C6PGZEDB/IMG_0120.jpg Wildlife - Marlborough Downs Space for Nature As a member of the Marlborough Downs Space for Nature, we’ve been able to partner with neighbouring farms, joining together to shape a natural ‘landscape’ across the UK. This enables us to be part of biodiversity conservation on an unprecedented scale, with the Weir Farm becoming a small part of a vast area of natural habitat for local wildlife. https://www.weirfarm.com/our-farming-philosophy daily 0.75 2020-05-21 https://www.weirfarm.com/wildflower-seeds daily 0.75 2020-10-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f020a2cd6a36003ff65d6/1603203787731-X7EEDEY1GXTAOPAOU57J/Photo%252525252Bby%252525252BMaureen%252525252BBalin%252525252B-%252525252BWildflower.jpg Wildflower seeds - Growing guide Our seed mix loves limey and chalky soil, and does best in shallow soil that is less fertile. They grow best when sown in Autumn or Spring. Sowing the seeds: Prepare the spot you’re planting them by removing weeds (they’ll stunt the growth of the wildflower). Dig over the soil to buy any remaining vegetation, then firm the soil down, either rolling it or just pressing down with your hands or feet. Sprinkle the wildflower seed - we recommend about 4 grams per square metre. No need to cover with soil - but you may want to cover with a net right after planting to stop birds having a feast! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9f020a2cd6a36003ff65d6/1603204920632-YTWJXBQZPC2WTZLT9EIR/wildflower+seed+wiltshire Wildflower seeds - Looking after your wildflower meadow Year 1 Most of the plants in our wildflower mix are perennials, which means they’ll be slow to germinate, and may not flower in their first season, but will keep getting stronger year on year. Mow regularly to a height of 40-60mm. Carefully dig out or spot treat any residual perennial weeds such as docks. Year 2 onwards On shallow and less fertile soils, mow once or twice at the end of the summer to about 50mm. For wildflower planted on fertile soil, mow once in the summer, and again in autumn and spring. https://www.weirfarm.com/take-action daily 0.75 2025-05-08