Grangelands and The Rifle Range
A rich array of chalk grassland flowers and insects in an undulating landscape.
A rich array of chalk grassland flowers and insects in an undulating landscape.
Join us at Carlton Marshes for an evening of discovering the world of nocturnal animals and exploring the marshes at night.
Join us at Carlton Marshes for an evening of discovering the world of nocturnal animals and exploring the marshes at night.
The bee orchid is a sneaky mimic - the flower’s velvety lip looks like a female bee. Males fly in to try to mate with it and end up pollinating the flower. Sadly, the right bee species doesn’t…
The Early purple orchid is one of the first orchids to pop up in spring. Look for its pinkish-purple flowers from April, when bluebells still carpet our woodland floors. Its leaves are dark green…
This unassuming orchid is easily overlooked. It is found patchily across the UK, but has been declining for decades.
The petals of the rare Lizard orchid's flowers form the head, legs and long tail of a lizard. They are greenish, with light pink spots and stripes, and smell strongly of goats! Spot this tall…
A walk around our flagship MWT Close Sartfield nature reserve to learn about the management undertaken and looking at wildflowers, in particular orchids.
A walk around our flagship MWT Close Sartfield nature reserve to learn about the management undertaken and looking at wildflowers, in particular orchids.
The pyramidal orchid lives up to its name - look for a bright pinky-purple, densely packed pyramid of flowers atop a green stem. It likes chalk grassland, sand dunes, roadside verges and quarries…
Enjoy a stroll through the flower meadow with enthusiasts who can help identify orchids and other plants.
A short, but pretty plant of unimproved grasslands, the Green-winged orchid gets its name from the green veins in the 'hood' of its flowers. Look for it in May and June.