Rewilding creates a sea of red poppies

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This mesmerising sight is a field full of poppies in Norfolk
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The poppies surround a wooded copse in the middle of the field in Great Massingham
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The beautiful red flowers are best seen between June and August in the UK
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They are the result of the landowner rewilding the area and letting nature take its course
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Poppies almost as far as the eye can see...
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The development of intensive agricultural practices has resulted in the decline of the common poppy

2 July 2024

Striking images have been captured of a huge field of poppies stretching almost as far as the eye can see.

The field has been rewilded by the landowner in Great Massingham, Norfolk.

The soil was ploughed and harrowed before being left for nature to run its course, with the result being a huge sea of red poppies.

The common poppy - Papaver rhoeas - was once considered a weed of cornfields, but is now in decline due to intensive agricultural practices.

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