A rather smart looking Slow-worm in the garden today
September 22, 2025 at 1:46 PM
A rather smart looking Slow-worm in the garden today
Mendip today
A bit of a struggle but eventually found a dozen rather small specimens of Autumn Lady's Tresses
A bit of a struggle but eventually found a dozen rather small specimens of Autumn Lady's Tresses
August 11, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Mendip today
A bit of a struggle but eventually found a dozen rather small specimens of Autumn Lady's Tresses
A bit of a struggle but eventually found a dozen rather small specimens of Autumn Lady's Tresses
July 24, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Most of the local Broad-leaved Helleborines have failed this year, apart from one site on Mendip where, for some reason, numbers are better than normal.
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July 14, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Most of the local Broad-leaved Helleborines have failed this year, apart from one site on Mendip where, for some reason, numbers are better than normal.
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Southern Marsh orchid from a site on Mendip that always produces a couple of plants with pink unmarked lips.
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June 26, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Southern Marsh orchid from a site on Mendip that always produces a couple of plants with pink unmarked lips.
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Checked on progress at a local Epipactis site today - first two are both E. x schulzei while the third is Violet helleborine.
Could only find one Violet showing, which is a bit worrying, hopefully more will emerge shortly.
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Could only find one Violet showing, which is a bit worrying, hopefully more will emerge shortly.
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June 24, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Checked on progress at a local Epipactis site today - first two are both E. x schulzei while the third is Violet helleborine.
Could only find one Violet showing, which is a bit worrying, hopefully more will emerge shortly.
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Could only find one Violet showing, which is a bit worrying, hopefully more will emerge shortly.
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Dactylorhizas at a Mendip site where plants are hard to identify
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June 23, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Dactylorhizas at a Mendip site where plants are hard to identify
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June 20, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Some attraactive Common Spotted orchids from Mendip today
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June 20, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Some attraactive Common Spotted orchids from Mendip today
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Lesser Butterfly orchids in good numbers but just past their best
Mendip, 20/6/25
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Mendip, 20/6/25
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June 20, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Lesser Butterfly orchids in good numbers but just past their best
Mendip, 20/6/25
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Mendip, 20/6/25
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Anyone able to tell me what the insect on this orchid is, some kind of spider?
Mendip 20/6/25
Mendip 20/6/25
June 20, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Anyone able to tell me what the insect on this orchid is, some kind of spider?
Mendip 20/6/25
Mendip 20/6/25
A few nice white Pyramidal orchids on the outskirts of Bristol today
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June 19, 2025 at 3:23 PM
A few nice white Pyramidal orchids on the outskirts of Bristol today
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Looks to be a good year for Green-flowered Helleborine locally, I counted 45 this morning.
Hopefully a number will flower this year.
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Hopefully a number will flower this year.
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June 19, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Looks to be a good year for Green-flowered Helleborine locally, I counted 45 this morning.
Hopefully a number will flower this year.
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Hopefully a number will flower this year.
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An oddly mutated Chalk Fragrant where the flower structure changes as you move up the spike.
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June 18, 2025 at 3:47 PM
An oddly mutated Chalk Fragrant where the flower structure changes as you move up the spike.
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Also comes in white
June 18, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Also comes in white
June 18, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Some of the local Marsh helleborines now nearly in full flower.
North Somerset 18/6/25
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North Somerset 18/6/25
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June 18, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Some of the local Marsh helleborines now nearly in full flower.
North Somerset 18/6/25
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North Somerset 18/6/25
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This rather attractive pale Common Spotted orchid caught my eye this morning
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June 16, 2025 at 1:24 PM
This rather attractive pale Common Spotted orchid caught my eye this morning
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Some attractive local orchids that caught my eye today
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June 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Some attractive local orchids that caught my eye today
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Seems to be a thing with Dacts, this clump of about a dozen on Mendip has been around for a few years, and just coming into flower at the end of last week.
June 11, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Seems to be a thing with Dacts, this clump of about a dozen on Mendip has been around for a few years, and just coming into flower at the end of last week.
June 9, 2025 at 3:58 PM
June 2, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Slow-worm in the garden today
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May 31, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Slow-worm in the garden today
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Plants on Mendip today;
Cheddar Pink
Red-tinted Hawkweed (Hieracium angustisquamum)
Greater Butterfly orchids
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Cheddar Pink
Red-tinted Hawkweed (Hieracium angustisquamum)
Greater Butterfly orchids
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May 30, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Plants on Mendip today;
Cheddar Pink
Red-tinted Hawkweed (Hieracium angustisquamum)
Greater Butterfly orchids
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Cheddar Pink
Red-tinted Hawkweed (Hieracium angustisquamum)
Greater Butterfly orchids
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The local Heath Spotted orchids are suffering in the dry weather with a lot of the plants stunted. However there are a few nice examples if you look hard enough.
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May 20, 2025 at 8:42 PM
The local Heath Spotted orchids are suffering in the dry weather with a lot of the plants stunted. However there are a few nice examples if you look hard enough.
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