Landscape bursts to life with blooming poppies

Breathtaking images show a sprawling countryside landscape bursting with colour after hundreds of thousands of poppies bloomed for the first time in years.

The atmospheric photos show a sea of dazzling red flowers against a backdrop of mist gathering over the rolling Worcestershire hills.

The stunning snaps were taken by landscape photographer Verity Milligan on farmland near Bewdley just before dawn on Saturday (22/6) - the day after the summer solstice.

Verity, 36, from Birmingham, said the poppy field has returned to its former glory after it was previously dug up in 2013 but will only remain for couple of weeks.