Hartslock

I popped up to the reserve in the afternoon today to look for new orchids and to see if I could help out any visitors. I found 1 more new Monkey orchid near the top of the slope - bringing their total to 448 plants, of which 136 have been spotted flowering or trying to [...]

Today 22 members of the London Natural History Society (LNHS) visited Hartslock for the orchids and all other wildlife. We had glorious, hot, sunny  weather all day and it seemed as if everything came out to be photographed.
Monkey, Lady & the hybrids are all flowering very well at the moment and will probably continue to [...]

Went up to the site today for a walk round - plenty to see, even though the wind was still a bit chilly. The hybrids and the Lady orchids are flowering very well, with a few still in bud. The Monkey orchids are all still in bud with onloy a handful looking like they might [...]

Just popped up to the reserve, after a 2 week holiday abroad, to check the flowering situation. Looks like the recent rain has kept everything alive but the cold has really delayed the flowering by about 2-3 weeks (depending on species).
Lady orchids are in flower and the hybrids are just starting to flower, with quite [...]