Picture dated August 12th shows Sophie Golland on her horse Bella riding in the UKÕs biggest sunflower farm near Spalding,Lincs. It looks like a scene from the south of France but this spectacular crop of sunflowers is flourishing in the heart of the UK. BritainÕs BIGGEST sunflower farm is putting on a magnificent display as the heatwave continues across the country today (Wed). There are more than 100 acres of sunflowers at Vine House Farm in Deeping St Nicholas, Lincolnshire, which is one of the most northerly commercial sunflower farms in the world. But the stunning sunflowers will not b
Picture dated August 12th shows Sophie Golland on her horse Bella riding in the UKÕs biggest sunflower farm near Spalding,Lincs. It looks like a scene from the south of France but this spectacular crop of sunflowers is flourishing in the heart of the UK. BritainÕs BIGGEST sunflower farm is putting on a magnificent display as the heatwave continues across the country today (Wed). There are more than 100 acres of sunflowers at Vine House Farm in Deeping St Nicholas, Lincolnshire, which is one of the most northerly commercial sunflower farms in the world. But the stunning sunflowers will not be picked, instead every single one of the six million blooms will be harvested for its seed and fed to the birds. Black sunflowers were first planted at the 2000-acre family-run farm in 1998 and a new crop is sown every May. Once they have flowered they are left to ripen in the fields, then harvested when the heads turn brown in late September and October.
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Location: Lincolnshire
Photo credit: © Geoffrey Robinson / Alamy / Afripics
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