Sea of white poppies returns to fields

Billions of seeds were planted in May and will be harvested in September to help bake a farm shop's bread

White and lilac poppies have returned to a field in south Shropshire.

The flowers have bloomed in Bromfield in a spot surrounding Ludlow Farmshop.

Billions of individual seeds were planted in May and will be harvested by September to be used in baking bread, the owners of the business said.

As part of the crop's life cycle, the colour of the flowers is expected to turn a deep purple.

The flowers would turn deep purple, said the farmshop owners

A closeup of the flower, showing its purple hues