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    2012 UK Orchid season updates

    Stopped at the Langford Lakes NR on the way back home & saw how much they had damaged the orchid site there. Went up to the only Violet Helleborine site in Dorset on Sunday & this looks a little damaged as well!
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    2012 UK Orchid season updates

    Blh-v Hi Alan & Rich, did manage to find that BLH viridiflora at the Kilkenny site also checked out the Birdlip area but only 99% on the one there. Last year I found a few BLH at a new site in Weymouth, but they just seemed “odd”. Only a couple there & none this year, as I don’t think I had...
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    2012 UK Orchid season updates

    Hanging Langford site. For Green-flowered Helleborine. I have visited this site a few years ago to see the var. degenera & also found a var. phyllanthes there. I think we met Rich there? & also Simonm (011) & did you visit that one Alan? I have received a note from C. Gerbersmann in Germany...
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    2012 UK Orchid season updates

    Hi all, oddly the Broad-leaved in Dorset are not out in flower yet! I have been checking the sites for poss. BLH viridiflora, I any of you have a site in the southern part of the UK, site info would be appreciated. Regards.
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    2012 UK Orchid season updates

    Next day up to Gown Bank to look for the northern marsh X heath spotted hybrids, some are nm lip with hs markings & others hs lip with nm markings! ?? Also several Gymnadenia borealis, and a few D.i. coccinea, we have poss only seen these before in Kenfig.
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    2012 UK Orchid season updates

    Next day in Cumbria some rather stunning large; Small White orchids, from here down south of Little Asby, some northern & early marsh hybrids. From here to see some traunsteinerioides, & to end the day several Frog orchid var “longibracteatum”, & these are a foot tall.
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    2012 UK Orchid season updates

    A few days ago we went up north & stopped at Gait Barrows unfortunately the Lady’s were mostly gone over, but just 2 we still in flower. Just down the path to the boggy area and several common spotted & northern marsh & a couple of large hybrids, presumed from these 2. However 2 days later on...
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    2012 UK Orchid season updates

    Hi there, I have to say that looking at my pics again it does look like the 3rd one is poss a fulvofusca? I think if anyone would like to go back to the originals they can be checked out here; http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=174590&page=2 This does seem to be an odd year for bees, I...
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    2012 UK Orchid season updates

    Dorset Hi all, Fearnor posted one of the atrofuscus on the 23rd, at Radipole RSPB there are now 3 plants in different areas, just 1 in the same place as the last 2 years. Several normal Bee & at least one very odd. Also just up the road by another part of the RSPB we have now found a belgarum...
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    2012 UK Orchid season updates

    Went down to the river Avon north of Christchurch, yesterday to check the Marsh orchids. Early marsh already going over & Southern just coming out, lots of hybrids & even a poss Leopard, except the markings should become solid & not broken.
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    2012 UK Orchid season updates

    Hi there, over 30 FlyBee when we visited last week, also a few Fly & Bee. Oddly I have not been able to find any Bee yet in Dorset. Further up the 303 we went to see the Burnt tip, I did get my car stuck on the track so beware anyone who drives up there. We did see this var ochroleuca there...
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    2012 UK Orchid season updates

    Just a note for anyone who does visit this Hampshire site, have a look for the C.longifola X C. damasonium hybrids there. Although I haven’t been for a couple of years now they were usually there. Go left (west) of the photo site, check for Fly by the path then down near the roadside & right...
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