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,…
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A summer of flowers 2021
Out and about in fields with my smartphone I haven’t written a post since April this year. This is not because I’ve lost interest in wildflowers but because, as happens every year, I’ve been too busy spotting them to write about them! Generally I tend to be out and about in spring and summer, then…
Eastbourne walk with the Wildflower Society
Flora of Eastbourne Sussex This was a lovely day out in June led by expert Matthew Berry who identified many interesting species for us – I don’t take credit for any identifications on this page! Eastbourne is on the south coast of England in East Sussex. Wildflowers near a roundabout We met at the Sovereign…
Walking Whitstable to Canterbury
Wildflowers on the Crab and Winkle Way After wildflower spotting along the north Kent coast, I headed west again to Whitstable then south, inland towards Canterbury. Wildflowers of Long Rock SSSI Swalecliffe Many flowers spotted in this Site of Special Scientific Interest were ones listed in my previous post. Crab and Winkle Way over…