The first part of the mapping, where we try to locate all previously recorded rare orchids, has finished - many thanks to Becca and all the other helpers!
The big news has been the massive increase in the number of hybrid Lady x Monkey plants - partly a real increase and partly due to some under-recording [...]
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Today I went up to the reserve with Becca, a good friend of mine and one of the on-site wardens from years gone by. We concentrated on square A1, where most of the Lady orchids & Lady x Monkey hybrids are located. We had an absolutely superb day on the reserve today, with glorious weather and a slightly chill wind. A few of the group went to continue cutting the taller scrub at the bottom of slope 3, while the rest of us divided into 2 groups and continued the orchid mapping. My birthday today and it’s Easter Sunday so I was determined to get out of the house and enjoy the Spring weather. |
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