Epipactis Atrorubens and More: January 2019

Tuesday 31st December 2019 - Hutton Roof
Lancelot Clark Storth (CWT)
Checking out Ophrys Insectifera (Fly Orchid)

Fly Orchid shown in bud on 31st December 2019 in readiness for the 2020 Season
Lancelot Clark Storth (Cumbria Wildlife)

Fly Orchid shown in bud on 31st December 2019 in readiness for the 2020 Season
Lancelot Clark Storth (Cumbria Wildlife)

Thursday 7th June 2018 - Hutton Roof

with Mike W (Newbiggin)

checking out area No.10 "Fly Orchid"
populations

A beautiful spike of about 12"

A lovely variety of Fly Orchid found on the same spike (Click over to enlarge)

One of our garden views today

Wednesday 6th June 2018 - Hutton Roof East -

Checking out No 4 "Fly Orchid" population

Another of the Fly Orchids today

Tuesday 5th June 2018 - Hutton Roof "
Checking out No 6 "Fly Orchid" population (below)

Fly Orchid from No.6 site on Hutton Roof today (Click over to enlarge)

Sunday 3rd June 2018 - Hutton Roof
"Surveying Fly Orchids" 1100hrs to 1400hrs

One of todays Fly Orchids Hutton Roof

also more close up photo below

Saturday 2nd June 2018 - Hutton Roof
"Surveying Fly Orchids" with Dr. Richard Bate

My survey brought even more orchids in to the records with a 50%

of the set out area covered increasing the tally on this side to 53 spikes.

Some of these are fabulous patterns on them.

A wet Fly Orchid

Fly Orchid on 2nd June 2018

Thursday 31st May 2018 - Hutton Roof

with David P - FLY ORCHIDS

A bunch of Fly Orchids on Hutton Roof (Click to enlarge)

New populations of Fly Orchids on Hutton Roof

2021 photos

The Lots, Silverdale - Green Winged Orchids and just a few Early Purple Orchids

Thursday 6th May 2021 - The Lots

It was a bright morning and necessary to put everything into shade, so I have taken them without any adjustment, preferred to take them with natural light (shaded). All close ups taken on Iphone 8 and any distance shots by camera Panasonic Lumix DMC FZ28

The Lots, Silverdale - Green Winged Orchids

Saturday 11th May 2019 The Lots at Silverdale followed by Warton Crag

Several variations of Anacamptis morio (Green Winged Orchids) on the Lots at Silverdale 11th May 2019

The Lots - Silverdale (Click over to enlarge)

Here are some of the views today with Green Winged Orchida.

Some photos from my last visit of the year for this species, quite a lot have now already gone over and same applies with the orchis masula (Early Purple Orchid.