Orchid total reaches 123

A surprise with two Broad-leaved helleborines found in the meadow area of the West Field. Last year there was one helleborine under a tree in that field but it became the site of a major rabbit excavation and so has not reappeared. With these two last additions to the orchid count the 2016 total is 123, a massive rise on the count last year of 63. 120 of those were Common Spotted Orchids and just 3 were helleborines.