Wildflower Meadow
Low-maintenance wildflower meadow. Species-rich grassland of lowland-meadow character is high-distinctiveness habitat under the Defra Biodiversity Metric 4.0.
Carbon and evidence
Carbon Sink & Ecosystem Services
A living landscape element — a carbon sink and provider of ecosystem services, not a manufactured product. Its value is measured by sequestration and biodiversity, not embodied carbon, and it must never be netted against a product’s A1–A3.
Carbon Sequestration
Not sequestration-led
The primary value here is biodiversity and/or water function, not carbon storage.
Biodiversity Net Gain
species-rich grassland / lowland-meadow character is high-distinctiveness habitat
Source: Defra Biodiversity Metric 4.0
England requires a 10% Biodiversity Net Gain; distinctiveness is one input to the habitat unit calculation.
Ecosystem Services
Establishment & Maintenance
low-input once established; annual cut-and-collect only
Read This Honestly
- •Above-ground carbon is low — value is biodiversity, not sequestration.
- •Takes several seasons to establish diversity.
Reference Sources
Products in this category
No manufacturer products are listed in this category yet. You can specify wildflower meadow generically and carry it through to a render and specification as normal.
Specification
- Finish
- Meadow grass and wildflowers
- Service life
- 30 years