Mostly orchids, flowers and fungi (with the odd bird and insect thrown in)
Stevie P
How did I forget to post these wonderful little weirdos from last weekend? Fen Orchids (Liparis loeselii) at Kenfig, South Wales 7/6/26 #orchid
Just when you thought Dactylorhiza orchids couldn't get any more complicated, let me present the ‘white form’ of Dactylorhiza incarnata var. pulchella, which is itself the purple form of D. incarnata, the Early Marsh-orchid 😅 Surrey 8/6/26 #orchid #wildflowers
Nice pictures of a Chalk Fragrant-orchid (Gymnadenia conopsea) with hoverfly pollinator incoming (Eupeodes corollae perhaps). Dorset 9/6/26 #orchid #wildflowers #hoverfly
Some of the many Lesser Butterfly-orchids (Platanthera bifolia) in the New Forest 9/6/26 #orchid #wildflowers
The first Burnt (Tip) Orchids (Neotinea ustulata) I’ve seen this year. Glorious. 8/6/26. Wiltshire #orchid #wildflowers
Knapweed Broomrape (Orobanche elatior) on a fabulous Dorset verge. A plant in decline, I counted 25 at this small site. #wildflowers #broomrape #dorset
I love Early Marsh-orchids (Dactylorhiza incarnata). Here are some lovely examples from Kenfig. Two subspecies pictured - subsp. incarnata (pink) and subsp. coccinea (red). 7/6/26. #orchids #wildflowers
Small White Orchids (Pseudorchis albida) seem to like cool wet weather…. which is fortunate 😁 Worth getting soaked for though. 7/6/26. #orchid #wildflowers
An insane but brilliant weekend of orchid hunting. Horrible weather, but beautiful flowers ! Lots more photos to come. See ALT text #orchid #wildflowers
