No on the contrary, they are considered weeds by farmers, the seeds are dormant in the ground and when disturbed by the planting of crops they invariably appear. (This is how the poppy became the symbol of war remembrance after the fields of Flanders were covered in red poppies).
Because of the changes in farming practise they aren't as common as they used to be - I remember wildflower meadows from my childhood that you just don't see any longer. But you do see poppy fields in early summer here. I think this is one of the reasons why the recent installation at the Tower of London for the WWI anniversary was so popular.
https://poppies.hrp.org.uk/abo...
Poppies like these grow best in disturbed ground, they don't need any coddling and resent transplantation.
I have loads of photos! Here are a few more.
