Just looking through the rest of my photos from the "belgolli" site, I think this one is a definite botteronii, you're our resident expert on such things Rich, what do you think?
I presume you meant belgarum Alan and not botteronii?
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Is this the one you mean Rich?
2 flowers on the same plant.
Hi Mike, don't know Shrops at all, but great to see huge butterflies. There are some nice colonies in the Chilterns but the only ones I saw of size were in kent. maybe that blackness has been caused by the incessant wet weather, and it's been cold too. Great pic of that poor soaked bee!
Planning to go looking for Musk Orchids / Frog Orchids over the weekend (in between the football!)
The recommended site is in Hampshire, where there are a couple of thousand Musks according to my Harrap Guide. Are they easy to find/miss? I have an unfortunate ability to miss orchids even in large numbers, so any precise directions would be appreciated. PM me if you can help.
Anyone found any Frog Orchids at the same Hampshire site or anywhere I can get to on my weekly trek from Glos to Essex? Again PM me if you can help.
I can report that Bees in Gloucestershire seem to be more abundant this year than last.
Finally an update on the Glos Red Helleborine site - I found two plants near enough to the fence to photograph last weekend but neither look like flowering. Plants were tagged last year which made them much easier to see from distance but haven't been this year so far.