Charlecote Park displays hundreds of knitted pumpkins

More than 200 hand-knitted pumpkins are on display at Charlecote Park

Hundreds of hand-knitted pumpkins are on display at a National Trust site in response to concerns over food waste.

More than 200 of the woolly, autumnal vegetables have formed a sustainable seasonal display at Charlecote Park in Wellesbourne, Warwickshire.

The handmade crop has been knitted, felted and crocheted by staff and volunteers over the past three months.

The display, in the Victoria Kitchen, is open to visitors every day from 10:30 to 16:30 until Sunday 5 November.

Bryony Goodwin, programming and partnerships officer, said pumpkin displays were popular around Halloween, but the "scariest part" of the season was the amount of food waste it generated.

The pumpkins were knitted, felted and crocheted by volunteers from community groups

"With help from our local community groups, we've created a more sustainable display to celebrate the season," Ms Goodwin explained.

Some of the pumpkins will also be available to purchase for a donation in the shop next door to the display.

The display in the Victoria Kitchen is open to visitors

Lyndsay Hooper, communications and marketing officer, said the venue had decided to handcraft the pumpkins "to make a difference", following feedback and concerns from visitors around the issue of food waste.

The park had phased out using real vegetables in its Halloween pumpkin trails and invited the local community to "do something to celebrate the season" in a more sustainable way too, she added.

"It means we're able to reuse them year-on-year and we've reduced our impact on food waste."

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