Orchids - the count has started

I found my first Common Spotted Orchid rosette on 16th April - in fact I found four but by yesterday (18th April) we are up to 39 rosettes. It is running ahead of last year at the moment but there is no significance to that given the vagaries of weather. I have constructed a 10m by 5m deer-fenced area as a test to see if that is a viable method of deer protection for the Orchids. No Orchids in that area yet.