We went on an Orchid hunt in May! Mike and I had a rare day free on a weekend so I persuaded him to drive us on an Orchid spotting trip. I had a keen eye on the date and the weather and was well aware it was peak season! There were two spots in…
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Flora of Seaford in June
Flowering around the town This month, either side of my big campervan holiday I wandered around my Sussex hometown to see what wildflowers I could find. Early June blooms on Seaford Head On a hot early summer day I went for a walk looking for Twayblade orchids and found a Common Spotted orchid at the same…
Solomons Temple Buxton in June
Flora of Grin Low Solomon’s Temple is a folly built on a hill above Buxton in the Peak District in Derbyshire, and is on a site of special scientific interest, SSSI at Grin Low. The area around Solomons Temple is chalk grassland, so a home from home for me! The surrounding woods and underlying cavern…
Flowers of Stockbridge Hampshire in May by the River Test
Along the river Test in Hampshire Mike and I had a lovely weekend away in our campervan in Stockbridge in Hampshire in May. We had the express purpose of walking along the river Test. Being from the chalky South Downs, we were attracted to a chalk stream! We loved being able to park our van…
A good year for orchids
A summer of orchids I’m so glad I joined Seaford Natural History Society recently because they really helped me with my orchid spotting this year! Back in May I met Polly who was so helpful showing me the Early purple orchids, Orchis mascula on Seaford Head. She told me about the swathes of Green-winged orchids,…