Marsh Orchid - Dactylorhiza















Marsh Helleborine - Epipactis palustris



Blunt Flowered Rush - Juncus subnodulosus





Marsh Cinquefoil - Potentilla palustres








Cross Leaved Heath - Erica tetralix



Twayblade - Listera ovata

Tag CloudMarshHelleborine, MarshOrchid, MarshCinquefoil, Twayblade, BluntFloweredRush, CrossLeavedHeath

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

Twayblade - Neottia ovata







Fly Orchid - Ophrys insectifera



Wayfaring Tree - Viburnum lanterna

Tag CloudTwayblade, LadyOrchid, FlyOrchid, WayfaringTree

Lady Orchid - Orchis purpurea










Bugle - Ajuga reptans











Black Bryony - Dioscorea communist





Grasshopper




Twayblade - Neottia ovata

Tag CloudLandscape, LadyOrchid, Bugle, BlackBryony, Twayblade

Early Purple Orchid - Orchis macula




Twayblade - Neottia Ovata





Meadow Sweet - Filependula ulmaria







Rush



Beetle

MeadowSweet

Sweet Vernal Grass - Anthoxanthum odoratum











Herb Paris - Paris quadrifolium

Tag CloudHerbParis, Twayblade, SweetVernalGrass, Meadowsweet