# The Farming with Nature Scheme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025, Schedule 7


Table 1
Species
Minimum required
Composition of seed mix (%)
Native Grass Species (see Table 2)
4
Less than 90%
Irish Native Wildflower Species (see Table 3)
8
No 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)

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2025/101/schedule/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/farming-with-nature-scheme-regulations-northern-ireland-2025/schedule-7
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