Orchid first

I always have a an orchid surprise each year. Last year it was the appearance of a Bee orchid. This year it is the first Common Spotted Orchid to appear outside the four fields. I found one flowering just near the barn in an area which I have started managing by letting it grow then cutting for hay but without the aftermath grazing that the fields get. As usual I wonder how the seed got there - has it been lying dormant or has it arrived from seed generated by the increase in Orchid population in the last six years? Anyway it has a cage around it to stop the large rabbit population eating it.