Visit to Confetti fields and Pershore, 2023

There is a rush of colour to the eyes when you first see the Confetti Fields in Wick near Pershore. The family have been going to the fields since 2018 and every time the colours of the flowers surprise me.  The delphinium flowers are white, purple, pink, or lilac blue. They are set out in lines along the field in a regimented style.  Nature has a few quirks as in each line of colour there is some cross contamination that adds a small local contrast of colour.  One line is of mixed colour and then around the edges are wildflower displays which add another touch of contrast.  The family enjoy the day out to the fields and on arrival we walk to the top of the field before slowly making our way back through the paths created in the lines of flowers.  Along the way there are lengthy stops for photographs.  The viewing platform provides an overall view of the whole field and my grandchildren enjoy the trip up the steps to see the colourful flowers up high.

Visit to Confetti fields and Pershore, 2023
A happy granddaughter in the fields
Visit to Confetti fields and Pershore, 2023
Selfie taking in the fields
Visit to Confetti fields and Pershore, 2023
The fields are great for those extra special family portraits.

This year I brought along my 85mm portrait lens, and it proved to be a big success in the family portraits.  The lens gives a superb focus and a nice bokeh to the pictures.  Having taken in the flower fields, we walk past the refreshments to the car.  We learnt long ago that buying bunches of delphiniums cause problems.  They look delightful to begin with but rapidly shed their petals when placed in a flower vase.

Visit to Confetti fields and Pershore, 2023
More colourful pictures of the Confetti fields.
Visit to Confetti fields and Pershore, 2023
Matching colours

Every year we have a picnic ready for the park in Pershore which is near to the Abbey.  However, this year our visit clashed with a brass band festival.  Everywhere was busy and there were no parking places available.  We were very disappointed.  As we headed out of Pershore, my daughter and I remembered a small car park that we had driven past near to the old Pershore bridge.  We pulled into the car park and found spaces.  There were also picnic benches.  A bonus included a viewing platform overlooking the river Avon.  The platform was between the new and old bridge and allowed us to view people kayaking on the river.  As several narrowboats passed by, the grandchildren were able to wave to the people on board.  Whilst we were on the platform, I met Rob preparing his kayak for a paddle on the river Avon. My picture shows him setting up his kayak surrounded by the other equipment laid out on the viewing platform. 

Visit to Confetti fields and Pershore, 2023
Waving to the narrowboats passing by.

The historic Pershore bridge, which is now pedestrian only, has so much history attached to it. In 1413, the abbot of Pershore Abbey lost his life here on the old wooden bridge, The monks rebuilt it in stone. During the English Civil war, the King ordered the bridge to be destroyed to prevent the advancing Parliamentarian army from crossing it. The demolition, led by a Major Bridge, went disastrously wrong leading to the deaths by drowning of 40 Royalist soldiers. In World War 2 ,the bridge was fortified in the event of a German invasion. 

Visit to Confetti fields and Pershore, 2023
Rob preparing his Kayak for the river.

Now the place is a picnic area and Rob can kayak peacefully beyond the bridge from Pershore to Evesham. 

Visit to Confetti fields and Pershore, 2023
I brought along an old Polaroid Pogo allowing the pictures to be printed on the spot.

The family loved the day as can be seen from the photographs.  If you want to learn more about our day out then I have provided some links below

The Real Confetti Flower company

Visit Pershore with details of all the activities in the area

I also recorded past visits to the Confetti fields in 2020, 2019, and 2018. Pictures from 2021 and 2022 were featured on my Flickr and Instagram accounts.

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Confetti fields 2020

The Confetti Fields in Wick near Pershore are open but this year you have to prebook because of restrictions caused by the virus. It was a year the Real Flower Petal Confetti Co were beset with problems not only flooding and the Coronavirus but also the first planting was not successful. However they were able to replant the flower field to bloom later in the year. The delphiniums are much shorter and not as imposing as they are generally. To help out this year they had Sunflowers and wild flower fields which were impressive in their own way. Natasha Walmsley, my daughter, kept tabs on when they tickets were being released. We headed down to the fields and were not disappointed. The colours were there and there were many opportunities for photographs.

Sunflower bee clock
3 bees o’clock on a sunflower
sunflowers and delphiniums
The 2020 line up sunflowers and delphiniums
Three happy faces
Three happy sunflowers

The sunflowers were tall and high with many insects including bees alighting on them. The wild flowers were pretty and delicate. Finally the delphiniums were colourful and whilst not as tall they still put on a show. The sun was up and it was very bright. I used my circular polariser to reduce the glare. I also got low and went high with several pictures just to get a different effect. Going high I just had to hope that I had everyone in the picture.

in the Confetti fields
in the Confetti fields
Red delphiniums
Red delphiniums
Red and purple Red delphiniums
Red and purple Red delphiniums

As is tradition after the visit to the fields, we head over to the public park in Pershore and have a picnic in the delightful surroundings of Pershore Abbey. It is an idyllic spot and another great venue for photographs.

Pershore Abbey
Pershore Abbey
Pershore Abbey
Pershore Abbey

A year on and another trip to the Confetti fields at Wick, near Pershore. This time we took more of the family to see the flowers. It was in a different field and I don’t think the display was as intense as last year. It did not matter as all the grandchildren loved it. Sandy was impressed with it as well. It was very busy as usual as people do turn up early! My granddaughter Lily was old enough to fully take it in, whilst Noah and Chloe enjoyed all the attention and day out. After the fields we headed out to Pershore Abbey Park for a well deserved picnic. Here are the photos of the day.

On the last day of June, I went down to the Confetti fields at Wick, near Pershore, Worcestershire.  I went with Natasha and Noah.  The fields were full of colour and my daughter and grandson enjoyed the experience.  We then went to Pershore Abbey and had a picnic in the grounds of the Abbey.  It was a beautiful day.  My camera was the iPhone8, and the Canon D5 mk4 with the EF24-70mm f/2.8L II U SM, and a wide angle lens EF16-35mm f/4L IS USM.  I also used my EF70-200mm f/4L IS USM lens for some of the portrait pictures.  Simple processing was used.

 

It was beautiful with many different coloured flowers on display.

We spent an hour and half in the fields

A family selfie with my daughter and grandson

Lots of fun

Looking towards the viewing platform

Pershore Abbey in the distance

Details of the flowers

Captivated by the flowers

More colours

My favourite picture

Layers of colours

Sometimes you just have to sit down

Workers harvesting the Confetti

Confetti to buy

Buying some flowers

The magnificent Pershore abbey

The lasting memory of the fields