The picture belies the story of the thousands of orchids upstanding in these three fields.
A delicate overhang tall grass.
A middle layer of Quaking grass
The orchid layer
The ground layer.

and
one very broken
Butterfly Orchid.

Sadly a bit blowy today to take lots of pictures.






Pyramidal Orchid - Anacamptis pyramidal





Fragrant Orchid - Gymnadenia conopsea

Tag CloudFragrantOrchid, PyramidalOrchid, Twayblade, Spider

Early Purple Orchid - Orchis mascula



Cowslip - Primula veris





Fly Orchid - Ophrys insectifera









Salad Burnet - Sanguisorbia minor

Tag CloudSaladBurnet, FlyOrchid, Cowslip, EarlyPurpleOrchid, Landscape