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It's not just the orchids!
Join us for a walk at Minera Quarry Nature Reserve where we may see hares, stoats, adders, grass snakes, common lizards as well as butterflies and thousands of orchids.
My orchids
Local lawn care expert and former head greenkeeper, Ian Stephens, loves grass and his work creating healthy, vibrant lawns at homes across Notts and Lincs. But Ian has long seen ‘beyond the green…
British Wild Orchids*
Professor Mike Fay is a Senior Research Leader in conservation genetics at Kew Gardens and also a world expert on orchids.
Wild Walk - Butterflies and Orchids at Cloud Wood
Join us for a morning walk around Cloud Wood seeking and identifying butterflies and orchids
Early purple orchid
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…
Southern marsh orchid
This is probably the most widespread and commonest of the marsh orchids.
Wildflowers, Orchids and Grasses with Leif Bersweden
Join expert botanist Leif Bersweden and learn how to identify the diverse flora of Kingcombe Meadows.
Lizard orchid
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…
Bee orchid
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…
Frog orchid
This unassuming orchid is easily overlooked. It is found patchily across the UK, but has been declining for decades.
Pyramidal orchid
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…