Poppies Great Massingham - field left to nature after rewilding project results in vivid sea of red!

The village of Great Massingham lies in the heart of the west Norfolk countryside. Nestled within the meadow lies one of the most dramatic sights in East Anglia. A mesmerising field of red poppies. The poppy is a very recognisable bright wildflower with its colour symbolising remembrance from the World War. Due to modern day farming techniques and herbicide spray the wildflower is now usually only found on rough ground, hedgerows and in gardens. Although mass flowering events are now rare, occasionally a field is left to rest for a year, which can enliven our countryside with colour. This particular field was rewilded by the landowner enabling these vivid flowers to flourish. The soil was ploughed and harrowed before being left for nature to run its course. The result is an incredible ocean of scarlet. Writer Clement Scott first coined the phrase Poppyland for the coastline between Cromer and Overstrand. In the 1880s he wrote “neath the blue of the sky, in the green of the corn, it is here that the regal red poppies are born!”
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[@heathernisbet4136]

Thats beautiful 😍 i wish there were more poppy fields ❤️

[@HauntedandAbandonedNorfolk]

Hi 🙂 - this poppy field is the best example I’ve ever seen - they are sadly becoming an increasingly rare sight these days so visiting here was quite a treat

[@sylviarowley6668]

Wow! What a stunning sight! My favourite wild flower is the poppy and I use it to decorate my home. Thank you for sharing. ❤️xx

[@HauntedandAbandonedNorfolk]

Hi Sylvia - thanks for commenting - I was taken aback when visiting this poppy field - it is absolutely stunning - nature at its best - pleased you enjoyed the video 🙂

[@mirellaczajkowska-turek5819]

😍

[@HauntedandAbandonedNorfolk]

Thanks Mirella

[@cemeteriesdownunder9247]

oh my goodness that is just stunning ❤ the red poppies field in the middle of green is so pretty love this ❤❤

[@HauntedandAbandonedNorfolk]

Thank-you it was quite a spectacle 🙂 - do you ever get displays like this in Australia? Or is the climate too warm for them?

[@cemeteriesdownunder9247]

@@HauntedandAbandonedNorfolk not of poppies but of the yellow canola flowers also pretty but I think the poppies were more striking

[@kathymcbride2425]

you have such an eye for beauty my grand daughter is named poppy hope you see this pops her mother hollie is a big haunted person too thanks so much for another stunning vid x

[@HauntedandAbandonedNorfolk]

Hi Kathy thanks so much for the kind words - hopefully your granddaughter enjoys the poppy field and Hollie too - although no ghosts in this one 👻

[@keithedmunds7536]

unbelievable fantastic display thanksfor sharing

[@HauntedandAbandonedNorfolk]

Thanks Keith - the video doesn’t do justice to just how beautiful it was - definitely worth a visit in peak poppy season 🙂

[@LifeWithMyBestie_Forever]

Beautiful. Thank you for sharing this. Can we visit here ? How do we get here, please?

[@HauntedandAbandonedNorfolk]

Hi thank-you - it catches the eye just off Lynn Lane Great Massingham

[@LifeWithMyBestie_Forever]

Thank you ​@@HauntedandAbandonedNorfolk