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    2017 UK orchids

    Warwickshire DHs Thanks fgrsimon - been doing some internet browsing - seems that when the site stopped being a quarry in 1975 was used as a fill site including furnace dross - which may well have come from the Wrexham / Merseyside areas It also seems that the orchids were known previously but...
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    2017 UK orchids

    E. Dunensis A visit to the Warwickshire E. dunensis site ( an amazing experience) has left me wondering about a number of things – firstly how did they get there – are there other sites we don’t know about between Solihul and Wrexham? I recon must be about 70 miles as the crow flies – and...
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    2017 UK orchids

    Prettiest orchid? I can't have any favourites but heath spotted must be the prettiest of British Orchids?
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    2017 UK orchids

    worry about this site - 2 years ago I found 1 plant amid a lot of cow activity - last year on this forum people could not find any - hope I am wrong they are not easy to spot but did spend quite a bit of searching the area- I believe there are Yorkshire sites still so good luck.
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    2017 UK orchids

    Dark Reds Cumbria / Lancs Hi DRs flowering well at Lady Slipper site Had no luck with finding any late flowering CRs at Barrow but loads of northern, early marsh common spotted and hybrids - plus the odd bee - however did not see any signs of Dunes coming along. Philip
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    2017 UK orchids

    Cumbrian Small Whites Hi anyone have any luck with the small whites in Cumbria this year? - I drew a blank - lots of Northern marsh, fragrants, a few common spotted - including a patch of very annoying small white ones which I kept re-finding! - no cages either this year looked in the areas...
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    2017 UK orchids

    Only the ghost left! Hi - Just photographed this lesser twayblade to complete my English list - thanks Steff and all the others who have helped me on my way - 50 years ago a lady called Olive showed me my first Bee orchid - 10 years ago set off on a mission to see how many I could photograph...
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    2017 UK orchids

    many thanks - my understanding is that LTs tend to hang on to their flowers for a few weeks - so hope I will be OK in 2 weeks - may just need to spot them this year and come back and photograph next - road side bee orchids doing well in Northants and pyramidal are just starting to open up
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    2017 UK orchids

    cliburn Moss Hi - finally getting round to my last English Orchid - the lesser twayblade -going up to Cumbria in 2 weeks - would really appreciate a ppm on directions on how to find them at either Cliburn Moss or other Cumbrian sites - I know from 2 days spent there looking for clts how tricky...
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    2017 UK orchids

    Green Winged Hi Oxfordshire green winged all seem a bit small this year and not so abundant - probably due to the dry autumn / winter ? Re colour variation - snapped this one a couple of years ago in Oxon - similar to Simonm001's
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    2015 UK Orchids

    Must be about the right time for the Dune Helleborines at Sandscale Haws - also occasional green helleborine - haven't been this year though - or try the creeping ladies tresses at Cliburn Moss- but make sure you have plenty of insect repellent
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    best guide -

    Many thanks - re - best European orchid book - not sure as I stick to UK - my favourite UK is Harraps' Orchids of Britain and Ireland - "Ophrys: The Bee Orchids of Europe (Kew Botanical Magazine Monograph)" is great but limited to one group
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    best guide -

    Hi - as an orchid hunter branching out which would you suggest is the best guide for a beginner - - not just pics - I like to read about the habitats, food, etc Thanks
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    2015 UK Orchids

    Bees and Frogs great year for bees south Northants - hundreds on the roadside but went to my favourite frog site near Otmoor and all had black bits on flowers - looked like local drought - common spotted also very weedy so spent the afternoon chasing damsels and dragons instead!
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    2015 UK Orchids

    Kenfig Hi would very much appreciate a pm re kenfig -eg how to find - Wandering aimlessly around dunes can be a bit time consuming! Thanks Philip
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