Aerial pictures show the devastating effects of rain on famous attraction

STARTLING aerial pictures show the devastating effects of a rainy spring which has washed out a famous Worcestershire attraction.

The Real Flower Confetti Company opens its 14-acre Confetti Fields in Wick to the public for a short period each year.

The attraction draws thousands of visitors each year who look to enjoy the range of colours on display.

However, alarming photos taken two years apart show the dramatic change in the flowers caused by this year’s wet spring, leading many to fail to bloom.

A spokesperson for The Real Flower Confetti Company said: “I would imagine that from above, the field is not looking as colourful as it has done in the past.

“This is because of the wet weather we had all last year and into this spring, young plants don’t like it too wet, and so they didn’t all survive.

The Confetti Fields before and after. (Image: SWNS) “There are areas of ground that hold more water, and in these parts, the flowers didn’t grow so thickly.

“From ground level, looking across the flowers, it still looks fabulous, but I imagine that from above, it is much easier to see where the seedlings failed.

“It is visible with our other crops on the farm, too – we are right next to the River Avon, and flood water lay on the ground for so long in some places that nothing grew at all.

Heavy rain has affected the Confetti Fields. (Image: SWNS) “If we are going to get wetter and wetter conditions, we will have to find ways to adapt.”

Thousands of couples usually flock to the floral hotspot at Wyke Manor Estate near Pershore ahead of their nuptials.

The natural confetti is sold by the pint and costs £12 each, which is enough for around ten handfuls for guests to throw over newlyweds.

Customers can choose from a range of flowers, including delphiniums, roses, hydrangeas, lavender and bougainvillea.

The flowers are handpicked, before being dried and packaged for a personal service.

Workers then pick the flowers before boxing them off for weddings around the globe.

Their bespoke service has been used by various celebrities including Madonna and Guy Ritchie and Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas.

Prince Harry also chose the firm’s pale pink delphinium confetti to throw over Princes Charles and Camilla at their 2005 wedding.

The fields will be open to the public until July 10.