This white helleborine orchid (Cephalanthera damasonium) was spotted next to the main footpath, leading to Small Down, in Duncombe Wood. It is found mostly in beechwoods on chalk in this area. After seeding it can be eight years before it shows a stem, and up to another two to three years before it flowers.
Evening sun at the East Meon Nature wild flower garden. Still some colour left.
A good number of greater butterfly orchids (Platanthera chlorantha) are growing alongside common spotted orchids beside the wide track in Hen Wood. These are a relatively rare species. They are a tall and upright orchid Read more…
Sigi Goolden and others have been busy tidying the wildflower garden beside the sports pavilion. There has been a good succession of pollinators – oxeye daisy, marjoram, white bryony, , woundwort, brambles etc. The lack Read more…