Summer poppy nature guide

With the fresh, warm breeze on your skin and the golden summer sun slowly setting on the horizon you wander into the corn field and are greeted by a sea of scarlet poppies. Their crushed-silk petals open for just a few days – a symbol of the fleetingness of life and harvest abundance and fertility... 

I hope this nature guide enriches your visit to the poppy meadow, inspiring wonder for and connection with the natural world and our place in it.

A mix of fact, folklore and with original illustrations by me, Agnes Becker, this digital download nature guide will enrich your visit to the summer poppy meadow, inspiring wonder for and connection with the natural world and our place in it.

Once you have purchased the guide, you'll be sent an email with a link to download it.

Please contact Agnes Becker at agnes@wearestardust.uk with any questions or for further information.

Format: PDF

Printable
Number of pages: 4
Print double sided in colour (pages 1-2) or in black and white (pages 3-4), fold into quarters and take on your walk

Personalised gift
The print version with space for you to personalise with a message to a loved one.
Number of pages: 4
Print double sided in colour (pages 1-2) or in black and white (pages 3-4), fold into quarters, print and post to your loved one for them to take on their walk

View on your device
Number of pages: 10
Download and scroll through the pages as you walk

References

References are given in the order of the different sections within the guide.

At a glance

• https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/wildlife-explorer/wildflowers/common-poppy
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papaver_rhoeas#:~:text=Papaver%20rhoeas%20(common%20names%20include,in%20the%20poppy%20family%2C%20Papaveraceae.
• https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/56687/Papaver-rhoeas/Details
• https://www.gardenorganic.org.uk/weeds/common-poppy
• http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:306058-2
• https://www.gardenersworld.com/how-to/grow-plants/how-to-grow-poppies/#:~:text=A%20poppy%20flower%20will%20last,has%20to%20produce%20more%20flowers.