poppy fields 2011

[nytecam]

Any poppy fields to recommend this summer? Some in Surrey, Sussex Kent would be nice !

[nytecam]

Still no suggested sites Is it a poppy-free year again?

[RobinP]

Nice one in Herts, interspersed with daisies, cornflowers, some yellow flowers (?) and some mauve ones (mallow?).

Here's a few pics I grabbed before the rains came...










Robin

[Dorts]

The yellow flowers are Corn Marigolds, the blue ones are Cornflowers, and the lilac flower is Corn-cockle.
Wonderfull display of cornfield-weeds.
Dorts.

[RobinP]

Cheers Dorts, they aren't even in my very poor field guide to wild flowers (note to self: get a decent one!). I also thought I spotted the odd snakes-head fritillary in the field.

As you can see from pic 3 there are a lot more poppies about to flower so given some fine weather the meadow should be even more magnificent.

Thanks once again, Robin.

[tom00_uk]

no where near you but - this has reminded me to head over to next to Eggborough power station, there are fields of poppy's there most years

[Dragoner]

The only one I know about is near Winchester - it is massive.

The location is here

Stephen