Common Poppies Papaver rhoeas and Cornflowers Centaurea cyanus (14/06/2008)
These plants were all photographed at the College Lake Cornfield project, which is an attempt to conserve several rare and plants, such as Corncockle and Pheasants Eye, both sadly extinct in the wild in Britain. The small cornfield, which is cultivated traditionally using vintage farm equipment, is at it's most colourful in June and July, and it is a sobering thought that not so long ago our arable fields were full of these beautiful plants. Tragically, intensive agriculture and the relentless drive for cheaper food means that sights like this have been lost forever from our countryside.
Common Corncockle Agrostemma githago (26/06/2008)
Pheasant's Eye Adonis annua (06/06/2010)
Cornflower Centaurea cyanus (20/06/2008)
Crested Cow-wheat Melampyrum cristatum (06/06/2010)
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