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(Subspecies purpurella.) The Northern Marsh-orchid is one of the two most... (more)

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Tentatively identified as Northern Marsh Orchid, Dactylorhiza purpurella.... (more)

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(Dactylorhiza maculata) Most years I carry out, for my own interest, a very... (more)

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These models made from plant material and surrounded by orchids are wading in... (more)

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Given its common name, it was appropriate that this was the first orchid I saw... (more)

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This was a real and very pleasant surprise - a grassy bank with not only... (more)

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The exact species of this orchid is still a matter of debate. It is probably... (more)

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Of the various species of Fragrant Orchid (Gymnadenia conopsea s.l.) that are... (more)

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The two plants in the foreground are possibly Southern Marsh Orchid, while the... (more)

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Several of these orchids were in bloom among other wild flowers on ungrazed... (more)

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The exact species of this orchid is still a matter of debate. It is probably... (more)

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I’m not exactly sure what species this orchid is but it was growing by the side... (more)

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The picture was taken in an area of NS3978 : Grassland near Strathleven Estate, at a time when several examples... (more)

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[In this case, Dactylorhiza purpurella ssp. purpurella.] This flower was... (more)

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I think this is the Common Spotted Orchid (Dactylorhiza fuchsii)... (more)

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Not particularly knowledgeable about wildflowers but I think this is a bee... (more)

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Close up of flower of a Greater Butterfly Orchid. Note the "gaping"... (more)

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One of a small group of Greater Butterfly Orchids on Box Hill. This is one of... (more)

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The information board provided by the National Park says that Early Purple... (more)

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NJ2155 : Northern Marsh Orchid (Dactylorhiza purpurella) is still there! Edit: thanks to farming contractors driving... (more)

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This was a real and very pleasant surprise - a grassy bank with not only... (more)

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Not being an expert on orchids, I am willing to be corrected, but I think... (more)

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This is by far the most abundant orchid in this area. The Heath Spotted-orchids... (more)

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This species of orchid can be distinguished from the otherwise very similar... (more)

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An area of damp grassland at Finglandrigg Wood National Nature Reserve. Northern... (more)

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A clump of Early Purple Orchids flowering beneath the trees in a private back... (more)

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One of the commoner species of orchid. The grass of the rifle range has not been... (more)

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Part of a large patch of early purple orchids. Obviously the well-drained... (more)

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A pretty orchid growing amongst the meadow the grasses alongside the River... (more)

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(Dactylorhiza fuchsii) This was one of many orchids growing alongside a... (more)

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(Platanthera chlorantha) This is one of dozens of these flowers that were... (more)

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A close up of the flower head of a Fly Orchid, showing the strong insect... (more)

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Close up of some of the individual flowers of the Man Orchid in TQ2451 : Man Orchid (Orchis anthropophora),... (more)

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I know it's an orchid, and despite the pyramid-shaped flower spike... (more)

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There is a fine display of these (and the common spotted) orchids at Coldwell... (more)

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Two orchids growing in Carr House Meadows Nature Reserve, near Morehall... (more)

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A fine specimen of one of the commoner orchid species. This is the first time I... (more)

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Early purple orchids (Orchis mascula) on a bank by the right-angled bend where... (more)

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The Common Spotted Orchid has dense cone-shaped flower spikes, with narrow,... (more)

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A southern marsh orchid (Dactylorhiza praetermissa), one of the first to emerge... (more)

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Early purple orchids (Orchis mascula) on a bank by the lane shown in... (more)

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The palest of a small clump of orchids growing beside the trig point on Hill of... (more)

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The jury is still out on the exact identification of this orchid. It could be... (more)

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There is also a Lesser Butterfly-orchid species; see: NS3778 : Lesser Butterfly-orchid (Platanthera bifolia). The main... (more)

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Probably the commonest orchid in this part of the world, but usually they are... (more)

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A trio of splendid specimens.

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A particularly prolific patch of orchids in flower in rough meadowland.

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This orchid is in the Princess of Wales Conservatory.

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This orchid is in the Princess of Wales Conservatory.

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