Wildflower Seeds by County: Find Your Local Guide
Wherever you’re establishing a meadow in the UK, seed sourced from a similar soil, climate and landscape will establish faster and settle in for the long term better than seed grown somewhere very different. Below are our county and regional guides – each one covers the soils you’re likely to be working with, the species that do well locally, and what to expect as your meadow establishes.
Don’t see your county listed? Get in touch and we’ll talk through what will work on your site.
South West England
- Devon – matching native mixes to your land
- Somerset – meadows across the Levels and beyond
- Gloucestershire – restoring nature and boosting biodiversity
- South West counties overview – our best picks across the wider region
South East England
- Kent – choosing the right mix for your soil and habitat
- Hampshire – chalk, clay and acid ground
- The Weald – species selection and sowing on heavy clay
- South Downs – soil types and sowing techniques
- South East England overview – our best picks across the wider region
East of England
- Norfolk – native mixes across a remarkable county
- Suffolk – native mixes for East Anglia’s most varied county
- Cambridgeshire – fen, chalk and clay
- Essex – matching your mix to the county
East Midlands
- Derbyshire – why local provenance matters
- Lincolnshire – native mixes across England’s largest county
West Midlands
- Herefordshire – native mixes for the Welsh Marches
- Shropshire – a journey through wildflower meadows
Yorkshire and the North
- Yorkshire – native mixes across England’s largest county
- Lancashire – native mixes for a county of contrasts
- Cumbria – across the Lake District and beyond
- Northumberland – native mixes for England’s most northerly county
- North West England overview – locally sourced seed across the region
- North East England overview – getting started across the region
Wales
- Pembrokeshire – native mixes for the far west of Wales
- Ceredigion (Cardiganshire) – the coast and uplands
Chalk and downland landscapes
Chalk downland is one of the UK’s rarest and most species-rich habitats, and it spans several counties. These guides look at chalk-specific establishment:
- Dorset Downs – wildflowers, soil types and sowing
- Chalk downland meadows – the fragile wilderness, and how to work with it
Every guide above follows the same low-nutrient, right-provenance approach we use across all our mixes – see our main advice hub for the general principles behind site prep, sowing windows and long-term management.