Heath Spotted Orchid

Almost all of the spotted orchids here are either fully or mostly Common Spotted Orchids. I only record specimens as Heath Spotted when they exhibit clearly all the key points - lip shape in particular but also flower shape, leaf spotting and flower markings. With this strict criteria which counts any hybrids as Common Spotted I have recorded one specimen in 2018, 2019 and 2020, four in 2021, two in 2022 and none in 2023 or 2024. I was pleased to find a classic Heath Spotted today which brings to four the numbe4r of Orchid species this year.