A farm has created a giant mural of Paddington bear as a tribute to the Queen - made out of 10,000 pumpkins and squash.

After spending 50 hours designing the 100ft wide mosaic, Tom Nelson led a team of his farmers who spent an entire day hauling the vegetables into place.

Helped by his father Ian and three other farmers, the 32 year old put the remarkable display together as a tribute to the late Queen Elizabeth II.

It took 50 hours to design and mark out the mural and then the team of five spent ten hours putting it together.

The partly made with a variety of vegetable called Crown Prince squash, which are placed on Paddington's shoulder.

Mr Nelson said: “It’s a tribute to the Queen. Paddington has resonated with the farm team and with the public.

“It symbolises our thanks to the Queen."

The display will open to the public tomorrow on Saturday October 1 at Sunnyfields Farm in Totton.

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Mr Nelson is hoping 100,000 visitors will come to see the mural.

Every year around this time the farm does a pumpkin display and it’s grown in popularity, with the number of visitors increasing from 20,000 to 70,000 in the last three years.

Ian Nelson and his wife Louise set up Sunnyfields Farm in 1990, before their son Tom also joined the family business.

The family farm has now been growing pumpkin and squash for 30 years.

Seven years ago, they began holding special events, modelled on a US trend of autumn pumpkin festivals.

Mr Nelson said: “Every year we do a Pumpkin Time event where people buy a ticket to come, and they grab a wheelbarrow, and kids normally jump in with the pumpkins.

“It’s an autumnal half day out with family. They wander around and look at the displays like this large mural.

“You pick your own pumpkin, either from the field or from one of the displays."

Sunnyfields Farm grows 30 different varieties of pumpkins and squash.

Some are only suitable for carving and decorating, but some, like the smaller squash, can be roasted and last for months.