Tuesday 11 September 2018

Helleborine reprise

I was sure that this year's orchid count was closed but a walk round the margins of the fields yielded five Broad-leaved Helleborines that I somehow had missed previously, including the above clump of four spikes. That makes up for the high proportion of Helleborines that had been eaten (by deer I think). Last year I had five Helleborines in total whereas this year the total is now sixteen. The addition of these five orchids now means the year's orchid total is 221 vs 138 last year so a very pleasing increase of 60% in one year.

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