Hi Leif,
Good to see another Wabber on this forum.
Looking forward to following your orchid exploits this year. Good luck!
Last year I managed to find all the orchid species currently growing on the Isle of Wight (including a Frog/Common-spotted hybrid not previously recorded), plus a few more on the immediate mainland. This year I'm hoping to travel a bit further to see some more species - but not quite as ambitious as your project!
Rog
Hi everyone,
I'm 19 and on my gap year. In the past seven years of botanising I have seen 33 different species of orchid. This summer I am travelling around Britain and Ireland to see every species in one season. A fair challenge I know!
Leif
Hi everyone,
I'm 19 and on my gap year. In the past seven years of botanising I have seen 33 different species of orchid. This summer I am travelling around Britain and Ireland to see every species in one season. A fair challenge I know!
I will be heavily relying on this thread for updates on the stage of flowering of various species and hope I can contribute to it as well. Everything is planned so let's hope the spring arrives soon!
Leif
The warm weather has come suddenly, and Orchids have a habit of catching us out by re-orienting their season quite quickly, so we should keep a look out.
Hi Leif
I wish you much luck, as the weather is the biggest influence on how successful you can be, and we all know how unpredictable that can be!Your quest has been attempted a few times in the recent past, to my knowledge, and has come somewhat unstuck because of it.
You may like to email me off forum so that I may offer you the benefit of my recent experiences in order to make your quest more successful and fulfilling (and perhaps save you some wasted time and effort).
It seems there is a WAB migration going on!
The warm weather has come suddenly, and Orchids have a habit of catching us out by re-orienting their season quite quickly, so we should keep a look out.
Cheers
GV
Good luck on your quest. You should get plenty of help on here from fellow orchid hunters.Hi everyone,
I'm 19 and on my gap year. In the past seven years of botanising I have seen 33 different species of orchid. This summer I am travelling around Britain and Ireland to see every species in one season. A fair challenge I know!
I will be heavily relying on this thread for updates on the stage of flowering of various species and hope I can contribute to it as well. Everything is planned so let's hope the spring arrives soon!
Leif
Want to go to Durlston Head near Swanage to find Early Spider Orchids, does anyone know if they are ready yet?