BAR SOLAR COVER

Low maintenance, slow growing solution to decrease the amount of mowing required

  • BAR SOLAR COVER offers a low maintenance, slow growing solution to decrease the amount of mowing required
  • Designed for solar panel fields
  • Long term
  • Short Term
  • Medium Term
  • Long Term

Key benefits

Fields need to be mowed in between the panel rows, as well as underneath and around panels. Without this upkeep, plants and grass can grow too high and shade or cover the panels, reducing their energy output.


This mix produces a pleasant and tidy green grass which helps mitigate the visual impact of solar panels while being easy to manage.

 

The BAR SOLAR range

Mixes designed for farmers taking advantage of open fields for solar farms, and contractors or developers looking for ways to repair the ground once the solar modules have been installed. These products have been formulated specifically to be established where solar panels are to be installed, meeting the requirements of low maintenance cover, or a solid long-term option for grazing. 

 

Solar panels are usually mounted 1.5 - 2.5 metres above the ground, and grass is an ideal crop to grow beneath them. The BAR SOLAR range offers low and slow growing grass to keep maintenance to a minimum, with varieties suited for cover and the option to graze. Varieties have been selected for their quality and the ability to cope with lower light levels as well as providing low growth coupled with turf aesthetics, excellent shade and drought tolerance, while delivering a good dark green colour. 

 

The effects of grass on soils and soil structure, wildlife habitats, wildlife species and the character of the landscape, and how they are used on solar farms, can lead to biodiversity enhancement, by creating pollen-rich margins for bees and butterflies.


A biodiversity report by the BRE National Solar Centre shows that many species could benefit from the light and shade environment provided by solar arrays. 

Composition
Variety
Species
12.0kg
Dipper
Strong Creeping Red Fescue
3.00kg
Fancy
Dwarf Perennial Ryegrass
Specifications
Sowing rate/acre
15kg per acre
Pack size
15kg
Multi-species
Herbal Ley
Cover Crop
Clover
Silage
Grazing
Dairy
Beef
Sheep
Mixed Livestocks
Environmental
AD
Organic
England and Wales
Scotland
Northern Ireland
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Grass for Agriculture

The Barenbrug UK range of grass and clover mixtures, for all types of farms, are created to suit each type of grassland and farm management system, providing environmental benefits, biodiversity, high-quality forage yield, better palatability and improved animal health. Use our grass mixture selector tool.

The Barenbrug UK range of grass and clover mixtures, for all types of farms, are created to suit each type of grassland and farm management system, providing environmental benefits, biodiversity, high-quality forage yield, better palatability and improved animal health. Use our...

The Barenbrug UK range of grass and clover mixtures, for all types of farms, are created to suit each type of grassland and farm management system, providing environmental benefits, biodiversity, high-quality forage yield, better palatability and improved animal health. Use our grass mixture selector tool.

Recommended Grass List

Barenbrug UK is a leading organisation within the Recommended Grass and Clover lists, which are drawn up after rigorous testing for attributes such as yield, persistency, quality and disease resistance. With data coming from Barenbrug UK’s own trial site, Cropvale, and evaluated by a panel of experts, these lists can help to decide which variety will suit your requirements. Visit our recommended grass seed pages to see the latest lists.

Barenbrug UK is a leading organisation within the Recommended Grass and Clover lists, which are drawn up after rigorous testing for attributes such as yield, persistency, quality and disease resistance. With data coming from Barenbrug UK’s own trial site, Cropvale, and evaluated...

Barenbrug UK is a leading organisation within the Recommended Grass and Clover lists, which are drawn up after rigorous testing for attributes such as yield, persistency, quality and disease resistance. With data coming from Barenbrug UK’s own trial site, Cropvale, and evaluated by a panel of experts, these lists can help to decide which variety will suit your requirements. Visit our recommended grass seed pages to see the latest lists.