rmielcarek
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I saw some lovely wasp orchids in Warwickshire yesterday, but I have heard of colonies in Oxford, anyone know these?
Weren't the ones in Oxford the ones that got dug up after someone publicised them?
Rich M
I saw some lovely wasp orchids in Warwickshire yesterday, but I have heard of colonies in Oxford, anyone know these?
Weren't the ones in Oxford the ones that got dug up after someone publicised them?
Rich M
I suspect it may not be a good year for Bee orchids, especially here in the west country; poor numbers and those that have emerged are damaged by last weeks storms.
I visited 2 sites today; at one, which normally holds a few Bees with a few with sepaloid petals, I couldn't find a single plant. At the other, which normally holds quite a few, many of which are var belgarum I could only find 5 plants, four of which were belgarum (and the fifth was so badly browned I couldn't see the lip pattern).
Rich M
Don't know if it's just me or if this variant is rare in the west country but I've only seen it once before today.
Guided by some privately shared information (thanks a lot) I was able find 5 plants, and very nice they were too.
Am I correct in thinking it's more common in the south-east?
Rich M
Hmm, not that I have heard.
There are very few Fen orchids in Norflok this year and are not worth seeing. Next year could be better.
Sean
Thanks for your advice Mike and I am well aware of thefts from sites. I do however favour a more open approach to orchid sites and although I am quite happy to talk about many of them openly, as you rightly say there are some rather more sensitive than others. I saw some lovely wasp orchids in Warwickshire yesterday, but I have heard of colonies in Oxford, anyone know these?
Don't know if it's just me or if this variant is rare in the west country but I've only seen it once before today.
Guided by some privately shared information (thanks a lot) I was able find 5 plants, and very nice they were too.
Am I correct in thinking it's more common in the south-east?
Rich M
Looks like a belgarum x trollii hybrid so I've called it Var. belgollii
Alan
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?