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2017 UK orchids (1 Viewer)
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jml2665
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interesting colours and pattern on yours there Simon,
we've been seeing some different GWOs in Dorset and Sussex, many varied in pattern and colour beyond the normal purples, pink and white, even a very pale one.
we've been seeing some different GWOs in Dorset and Sussex, many varied in pattern and colour beyond the normal purples, pink and white, even a very pale one.
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leptochila
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Never seen a colour form like that before....
I was examining a Bristol Green-winged colony a couple of weeks ago but didn't see this one!
rmielcarek
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Know where that one is Si, there is an all dark version closeby. Weird or what.
What is also odd is that most of the plants in that large field are all pretty much the uniform purple form but that small clump has about 50% pale variants.
I've sent you a mail.
Rich
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rmielcarek
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Here's another three plants with a similar lip pattern, just not so heavily pigmented, close to Si's plant. There are about half a dozen of the dark version. I've seen GWO's with reduced and no lip patterning, don't recall ever seeing ones where the patterning is lumped together into one big blob.
Mike - I suspect that your Bristol colony isn't the one that Si and I are looking at!
Rich
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leptochila
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rmielcarek
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I'm ashamed to say that although I only live a few miles south of Bristol I have never been to see the colony at Ashton Court. Mind you I've got three colonies even closer to home.
Rich
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I've visited two special sites near Lewes this week with mixed experiences. At Caburn Bottom, just one Burnt Orchid fully out - they're small here so three inches is a good size - in beautiful condition. Three others just half an inch high emerging from grass. It feels early for the other flora up there, so it may be that more will emerge but after a thorough search there, it feels like it could be another very thin year. In contrast at Castle Hill NNR earlier in the week, Early Spiders out in good numbers in beautiful afternoon sun. Again they are mainly up to two inches so patience and care are required. Two to three hundred out with many still in bud and those in flower still extending. Lovely to be able to get multiple flowers in the same photo - quite a few decent size spikes close together which doesn't always happen for me, at least in numbers I saw this week. Beautiful location and well worth a visit. I'd guess good for at least two more weeks. Early purples more abundant here than in recent years too. Will revisit Caburn in ten days and hope my pessimism is unfounded!
I've visited two special sites near Lewes this week with mixed experiences. At Caburn Bottom, just one Burnt Orchid fully out - they're small here so three inches is a good size - in beautiful condition. Three others just half an inch high emerging from grass. It feels early for the other flora up there, so it may be that more will emerge but after a thorough search there, it feels like it could be another very thin year. In contrast at Castle Hill NNR earlier in the week, Early Spiders out in good numbers in beautiful afternoon sun. Again they are mainly up to two inches so patience and care are required. Two to three hundred out with many still in bud and those in flower still extending. Lovely to be able to get multiple flowers in the same photo - quite a few decent size spikes close together which doesn't always happen for me, at least in numbers I saw this week. Beautiful location and well worth a visit. I'd guess good for at least two more weeks. Early purples more abundant here than in recent years too. Will revisit Caburn in ten days and hope my pessimism is unfounded!
muba
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Two weeks on and the GWO here are a great display. While they can't compete with the unusual colourations shown in the posts above, they do show a nice spectrum of colours. It may be mmy imagination, but this year the GWOs seem to have spread of a much wider area both easterly and westerly.
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jml2665
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Some photos now added
Early spider pictures and the joy and challenge of Caburn Burnt Orchids...
Early spider pictures and the joy and challenge of Caburn Burnt Orchids...
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Very nice - and as you say VERY early - I'm used to looking after the next bank holiday!
Does anyone have a good publically accessible Green Winged site in Surrey they wouldn't mind sharing, please? Currently I drive to Bucks or Kent, and that's quite a long trip for something I feel I should be able to see much closer to home... PM's would be appreciated!
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jml2665
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Burnt in E.Sussex
After reading Alllewes post about the Burnt's, we decided to check the location this morning. We found near 50 plants in flower, quite a few more floretes, but the biggest concern about this site were the approx. 40 cows with calves grazing throughout the area.
Posted a few here https://flic.kr/p/TbF3NT
Thanks Allewes
Cheers
Jim&Dawn
After reading Alllewes post about the Burnt's, we decided to check the location this morning. We found near 50 plants in flower, quite a few more floretes, but the biggest concern about this site were the approx. 40 cows with calves grazing throughout the area.
Posted a few here https://flic.kr/p/TbF3NT
Thanks Allewes
Cheers
Jim&Dawn
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