Steve Babbs
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Does anyone know if the coralroots are out yet? I thinking of going in about a week. I presume with a population of c.3000, they are pretty easy to find at Sanscale Hawes.
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2017 UK orchids (1 Viewer)
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rmielcarek
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Dream on with that one Steve!
Most years there are a hell of a lot less than that, last year when we went there were just a couple of dozen across the whole site, which is huge.
Last year they were running a few guided walks - we saw them that way. Even when you know where the plants are you can still miss them.
Update - apparently there is a guided walk this year as well, on 20th May, details on the reserve website.
Rich
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Hi all - I'm spending a few days in the Chilterns at the end of next week. I've seen photographs from Hartslock already showing Lady (guessing it'll be past its best next week) and plenty of hybrids coming up. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for an early pure Monkey amongst them.
I wondered if anyone could recommend any other good orchid sites on/around the Chilterns - somewhere for Fly Orchid, Butterfly, White Hellleborine, Early Purple etc., or any hybrids or colour variants. Anything really! J
In fact, any non-orchid botany tips would be great as well - any other Chiltern specialities or unusual species I should try to catch up with?
I wondered if anyone could recommend any other good orchid sites on/around the Chilterns - somewhere for Fly Orchid, Butterfly, White Hellleborine, Early Purple etc., or any hybrids or colour variants. Anything really! J
In fact, any non-orchid botany tips would be great as well - any other Chiltern specialities or unusual species I should try to catch up with?
All three are out at the moment. Very few Monkey's though as its been far too dry. Think I saw max of 3 flowering and total numbers tiny compared to other years.
Steve Babbs
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Thanks for the gen. Just chatted to a friend who confirmed that they can be tricky. The guided walk is an idea although the idea was for a nice relaxing weekend to escape life's stresses so rather keen to avoid having to leave Ipswich around 4am.
Welsh Peregrine
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You can be lucky and find them yourself (I have), or fail miserably (as I also have here!)
rmielcarek
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Heath Spotted
Local Heath Spotted all just starting to come into flower now.
Rich M
Local Heath Spotted all just starting to come into flower now.
Rich M
Steve Babbs
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Long way for a plant dip. I've tried emailing the warden but I haven't had a response yet. I am told that they have been very helpful in the past.
Steve Babbs
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The warden has got back as has been extremely helpful. Apparently not many are in flower at the moment - so extremely hard to find or you own - but there are some good specimens.
Frog Orchids
The Frogs are just starting to flower at the North Wales site, together with what will become a forest of Twayblades in certain parts of the site. The Frog v longibracteatum are very late this year and show the sign of suffering from lack of rain.
Jeff Hodgson
The Frogs are just starting to flower at the North Wales site, together with what will become a forest of Twayblades in certain parts of the site. The Frog v longibracteatum are very late this year and show the sign of suffering from lack of rain.
Jeff Hodgson
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Steve Babbs
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Back from my trip. We were shown the coral roots by Neil Forbes, the warden, to whom I am extremely grateful. I have very little doubt that without him doing doing this would have had no realistic chance of finding them.
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BTOs and MO
BTOs at Hampshire sites stunning his year three groups of i assume vegetative clumps good 6 inches tall -much showier than the Caburn plants i saw few days before MO at Darland in their hundreds again and just coming into peak.
LSO coming into flower Folkestone -2 weeks off peak just one flower fully out , LO at Denge wood at their best now.
Question to Steve will the LSO up North last two more weeks when i plan to be there or should I go next week ?
BTOs at Hampshire sites stunning his year three groups of i assume vegetative clumps good 6 inches tall -much showier than the Caburn plants i saw few days before MO at Darland in their hundreds again and just coming into peak.
LSO coming into flower Folkestone -2 weeks off peak just one flower fully out , LO at Denge wood at their best now.
Question to Steve will the LSO up North last two more weeks when i plan to be there or should I go next week ?
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Steve Babbs
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They were very fresh and some weren't fully out yet.
bustersymes
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I visited both sites yesterday and can confirm that the specialities at both should be looking good this week (the only exception being the single Lady at Hartslock which is now very slightly past its best).
In terms of other sites, Warburg is between the two and could give you both butterfly orchids amongst other things, but I'm not sure if either are flowering yet this year. If the visitor centre is open they may be able to help (or you could even try phoning them first).
If you're interested in dragonflies you can walk to Hartslock from Goring along a section of the Thames famous for emerging Common Clubtails - they're not easy but we saw two or three yesterday.
muba
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There were a few Twayblades here over past years, but not a feature of the site. Is a 'forest' of them a good thing? Will they drown out other species?
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