Park Gate Down
20/06/16 12:43 Filed in: Park Gate Down
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
Darland Bank
20/06/16 12:26 Filed in: Darland Bank
Sainfoin - Onobrychis viciifolia
Pyramidal Orchid - Anacamptis pyramidal
Man Orchid - Orchis anthropophora
Alderford Common
15/06/16 15:39 Filed in: Alderford Common
Pyramidal Orchid - Anacamptis pyramidal
Fairy Flax - LInum cathartic
Crested Dog's Tail - Cynosurus cristatus
Meadow Oat Grass - Helictotrichon pratense
Common Spotted Orchid - Dactylorhiza fuchsii
Marsh Orchid - Dactylorhiza praetermissa ?
Bee Orchid - Ophrys apifera