#Wildflowerhour #Orchidchallenge Orchids seen in Lancashire and Cumbria this week Bird's Nest Orchid, Early Purple Orchid, Twayblade, Bee Orchid, Lesser Butterfly Orchid, Green -winged Orchid, Greater Butterfly Orchid, Fly Orchid and Bee Orchid.
Pam McInnes
#Wildflowerhour Pretty Columbine (Aquilegia vulgaris) seen in South Cumbria today.
#Wildflowerhour Found some huge Bee Orchids (Ophrys apifera) in North Lancashire with well over a dozen flowers/ buds.
#Wildflowerhour Water Violet (Hottonia palustris) seen in South Cumbria whilst out with the Wildflower Society.
#Wildflowerhour Thrilled to find some Mountain Everlasting (Antennaria dioica) today in South Cumbria.
#WildwebWednesday Newly emerged Broad-bodied Chaser seen at Beacon Fell Lancashire.
#WildwebWednesday Metallic green leaf beetle Cryptocephalus hypochaeridis on a yellow Hawkweed species growing amongst the limestone grassland in South Cumbria.
#Wildflowerhour #Lawnchallenge
Part1 Found a large number of wildflowers growing in this grassland close to my home in Lancaster. White Clover, Crosswort, Creeping Buttercup, Forget-me-not species, Common Mouse-ear, Cuckoo Flower, Red Clover and Germander Speedwell
#Wildflowerhour #Lawnchallenge Part 2. So many flowers in this patch of unmown grassland. Lesser Stitchwort, Bee Orchid Common Knapweed, Oxeye Daisy, Black Medick, Common Daisy and Selfheal.
#Wildflowerhour Delighted to find Common Rock-rose(Helianthemum nummularium) growing alongside the scarcer Hoary Rock-rose (Helianthemum oelandicum) in South Cumbria today.
