Also Birdsfoot Trefoil can be found on sandy poor soil near the sea alongside Lady's Bedstraw. It is an important food source of the common blue Butterfly and is one of the best wild nectar sources for bees. Either sow it thinly where you want it to grow in spring or autumn. Or sow seed 2 cm apart in a seed tray.

Forage: Birdsfoot trefoil is used as a high quality, non-bloating legume for pastures, hay and stock-piling. Erosion control: Birdsfoot trefoil is often used for mine reclamation and other sites with marginal soils. Wildlife: Birdsfoot trefoil is used in wildlife mixes and is an excellent food source for deer.

Birdsfoot trefoil is an invasive species. It should be reported. Birdsfoot trefoil is found in prairies and open areas, such as roadsides. It forms dense mats, choking and shading out most other vegetation.

It is also the larval food plant of the Common Blue, Green Hairstreak and Dingy Skipper butterflies. All parts of this plant are poisonous to people – but only if you eat them. ... Another traditional use for Birdsfoot Trefoil flowers is to make an orangy-yellow coloured dye.. . . . .364011235218!]0000000000000009783314147630!]