What about this seed product (haven't copied the link)
"Red & White EcoClover Lawn
A tough, well proven mixture which provides a dense and resilient turf and added protein of red and white clovers . Ideal for the country cottage look Great for poultry rabbits and other small animals Sowing early spring through to late autumn Ivisons Cottage Lawn Mix Very good ground cover , Robust pasture even in wet weather. Great for Country Cottage Lawns Self Feeding High Nitrogen Mix consists of: A mix of Dwarf Amenity Ryegrass and Strong Creeping Red fescue and 5% mixed red and white clovers. Sowing Rates New Lawn Sowing Rates 50g Per m2 Coverage Overseeding Sowing Rate 35g Per m2 Sowing Spring - Late Autumn Before Frost March-October as a Guide Only."
Clovers are great in lawns; I encourage them but don't know if you could just have clovers. My experience is that when the fertility is low the clovers creep in, sometimes a lot, but as the fertility improves due to the nitrogen fixing of the clover, the clover then dies out and the grass again takes over.....that seems to be the cycle. I would always encourage clover, especially the red. Bees like all of them.
Based in Sussex, I garden to encourage as many birds to my garden as possible.
Whatever you go for Paul, the wildlife is going to love it with the ideas you have in mind. I have a lot of native wildflowers in my own garden, it's very satisfying and rewarding to know you are providing an oasis for pollinating insects...not to mention plants playing host to moth/butterfly larvae and giving cover to amphibians etc.
You may not have room or you might already have one, but while you're at it, consider a small pond?
Posts
What about this seed product (haven't copied the link)
"Red & White EcoClover Lawn
A tough, well proven mixture which provides a dense and resilient turf and added protein of red and white clovers . Ideal for the country cottage look Great for poultry rabbits and other small animals Sowing early spring through to late autumn Ivisons Cottage Lawn Mix Very good ground cover , Robust pasture even in wet weather. Great for Country Cottage Lawns Self Feeding High Nitrogen Mix consists of: A mix of Dwarf Amenity Ryegrass and Strong Creeping Red fescue and 5% mixed red and white clovers. Sowing Rates New Lawn Sowing Rates 50g Per m2 Coverage Overseeding Sowing Rate 35g Per m2 Sowing Spring - Late Autumn Before Frost March-October as a Guide Only."
You may not have room or you might already have one, but while you're at it, consider a small pond?