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Author: ChrisR

A gorgeous summer day

by ChrisRPosted onAugust 2, 2020August 3, 2020

On my previous visit I actually spent so much time working that I didn’t have much time to enjoy the site. So I went back…

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Sampling for the Darwin Tree of Life project

by ChrisRPosted onJuly 31, 2020August 3, 2020

On Thursday I spent a day on-site with Ryan Mitchell (expert on flies) and Mike Wilson (world expert on plant hoppers), looking for interesting species…

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Moth pheromone & light trapping

by ChrisRPosted onJune 25, 2020August 3, 2020

Ian Sims came out yesterday to do a bit of light trapping and, even though it was set to be one of the hottest days…

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Spring 2020 – late May

by ChrisRPosted onMay 31, 2020August 2, 2020

By the end of May the site started to look really dry and parched, with the paths clearly taking a real hammering from visitors. Sadly,…

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Spring 2020 – early May

by ChrisRPosted onMay 10, 2020August 2, 2020

Here are a few more photos to show how the site developed through May, when it was possible to travel more freely to exercise. The…

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Spring 2020 update #2

by ChrisRPosted onMay 1, 2020August 2, 2020

During lockdown we were unable to visit the site, except for really exceptional reasons. I live locally so was able to justify visits for exercise…

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Spring 2020 update #1

by ChrisRPosted onApril 22, 2020August 2, 2020

Apologies for being off-line but with the lockdown I was only able to get to the site rarely and we (the Trust & I) decided…

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Wild Flower Society visit

by ChrisRPosted onJune 5, 2019August 2, 2020

Showed a group from the Wild Flower Society around the reserve today and we all had a really great time. Highlights of the day were…

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How to distinguish our hybrids from the parent species

by ChrisRPosted onMay 13, 2019August 2, 2020

I’m often asked about our Lady x Monkey orchid hybrids and visitors frequently seem confused about how to distinguish them from their parents. So here…

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12th May 2019 – looking good

by ChrisRPosted onMay 12, 2019August 2, 2020

Here’s just a quick update from the site as of today (12/5/2019). The hybrids are looking amazing and are probably at their peak flowering now.…

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