Summary

  • BBC South was live for the reveal of a pumpkin portrait of Sir David Attenborough

  • More than 10,000 pumpkins were used to create the mosaic

  • Sunnyfields Farm managed to squash its own Guinness World Record

  • The pumpkin portrait celebrates Sir David's 100th birthday and was highly requested by the public

Live Reporting

Edited by Kate Sargeant

  1. Farm breaks world record
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    Watch again: Pumpkin mural of Sir David Attenborough unveiled

    Senior adjudicator for the Guinness World Records Pravin Patel confirms the farm has broken its own world record.

    The size is officially recorded as 218.19 sq m.

    Congratulations to Sunnyfields Farm!

    We're ending our coverage now. But read more updates on this story and others in Hampshire here.

    You can watch the livestream again in the watch and listen section at the top of the page.

  2. 'We want to beat our own record'

    A young man wearing glasses and a black top stands in front of a pile of orange pumpkins.

    Director of Sunnyfields Farm, Thomas Nelson, used to build the mosaic himself but now has help

    They've done it before and they want to do it again.

    Thomas Nelson, director of Sunnyfields Farm, said: "Currently we've got two Guinness World Records for previous years and this year we've made the pyramid bigger for two reasons."

    Last year's portrait, which featured the late Ozzy Osbourne, broke the Guinness World Record for largest cucurbit mosaic at 212 m sq (2,281 sq ft).

    "We are attempting again to beat our own Guinness World Record and also when we originally built the pyramid, we didn't do it symmetrical... so the pyramid is bigger this year."

  3. Mural unveiled to cheers

    David Attenborough in pumpkins

    A small crowd cheered as the mural was unveiled.

    Remember, you can rewind the live stream at the top of the page if you want to watch again.

  4. What do the Prince of Darkness, Paddington and Attenborough have in common?

    Sir David Attenborough joins a lengthening list of pumpkin portraits at Sunnyfields Farm.

    Previous designs include Paddington Bear, The Nightmare Before Christmas and the Prince of Darkness, Ozzy Osbourne – which was visited by his family in the months after his death in 2025.

    Ozzy Osbourne is made of out pumpkins with bats flying around him.Sunnyfields Farm

  5. It's Sir David Attenborough!

    To celebrate his 100th birthday, this year's Sunnyfields Farm pumpkin mosaic is dedicated to Sir David Attenborough.

    In August, the farm asked the public via their social media who they would like to see on the pyramid.

    And farm director Thomas Nelson said it became clear very quickly who they wanted.

    Did you guess who it was going to be?

    Sir David Attenborough wearing a blue shirt holds a field nouse and is surrounded by greenery.BBC/Passion Planet Ltd/Joe Loncraine/PA Wire

  6. Pumpkin farm to unveil mural of national treasure

    To get in the mood for the autumn equinox tomorrow, signalling the start of astronomical autumn, we're unveiling a mural of one of Britain's national treasures - made entirely of pumpkins and squashes.

    We are at Sunnyfields Farm in Totton, Hampshire, to reveal this year's Guinness World Record attempt of the largest mosaic created from squashes. The team have used more than 10,000 pumpkins to create their annual artwork.

    You know what they say. Go big or gourd home!

    A group of young people are stood on top of a pyramid placing pumpkins of different colours into a mosaic.

    They have used 10,000 pumpkins to create the image