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Schedule 7 F1

Table 1

SpeciesMinimum requiredComposition of seed mix (%)
Native Grass Species (see Table 2)4Less than 90%
Irish Native Wildflower Species (see Table 3)8No individual species more than 25% of the total wildflower seed weight

Table 2

Native Grass Species Seed List
Common Bent (Agrostis capillaris)
Crested Dog’s-tail (Cynosurus cristatus)
Fescues (Fescua)
Sweet vernal grass (Anthoxanthum odoratum)

Table 3

Irish Native Wildflower Species Seed List
Agrimony (Agrimonia eupatoria)
Betony (Stachys officinalis)
Birdsfoot Trefoil (Lotus corniculatus)
Black/Common Knapweed (Centaurea nigra)
Black Medic (Medicago lupulina)
Common Mallow (Malva sylvestris)
Corn Cockle (Agrostemma githago)
Cow Parsley (Anthriscus sylvestris)
Devils-bit Scabious (Succisa pratensis)
Dropwort (Filipendula vulgaris)
Field Scabious (Knautia arvensis)
Great Mullein (Verbascum Thapsus)
Hedge Bedstraw (Galium mollugo)
Ivy-leaved Speedwell (Veronica hederifolia)
Lady’s Bedstraw (Galium verum)
Meadow Sweet (Filipendula ulmaria)
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis)
Musk Mallow (Malva moschata)
Oxeye Daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare)
Plantain (Plantago)
Ragged Robin (Silene flos-cuculi)
Red Campion (Silene dioica)
Red Clover (Trifoilium pratense)
Salad Burnet (Sanguisorba minor)
Self-Heal (Prunella vulgaris)
Sheep’s Sorrel (Rumex acetosella)
Tufted Vetch (Vicia cracca)
White Campion (Silene latifolia)
White Clover (Trifolium repens)
Wild Carrot (Daucus carota)
Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Schs. 6-8 inserted (25.6.2026) by The Farming with Nature Scheme (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026 (S.R. 2026/105), regs. 1(1), 2(11)