Hartslock

news, views and photos from the warden…

Skip to content
Menu
  • Home
  • Ecology
    • Hybrid Lady x Monkey orchids
    • Kent vs Chiltern Monkey
    • Orchid/fungus symbiosis
  • Galleries
    • The rare orchids
    • Miscellaneous
  • History
  • Management
    • Compartment numbers
    • Fly-strike
    • Harlequin ladybirds
    • Insect monitoring
    • Orchid monitoring
  • Visiting

Category: News

Spring 2025

by ChrisRPosted onMay 4, 2025May 4, 2025

It dawned on me today that I haven’t kept you up to date with how the site is looking as it has been a very…

Read More

25th May 2024

by ChrisRPosted onMay 26, 2024May 26, 2024

Just a quick update for the bank holiday: the hybrids are still in flower but going over so many are already in seed. No Lady…

Read More

May 2024

by ChrisRPosted onMay 15, 2024May 15, 2024

Just a quick update as of 12th May when I last wen up there. The site is looking very nice and green with a good…

Read More

2023 so far …

by ChrisRPosted onJune 8, 2023

14/5/2023: It all started really well – the cool/windy Spring made everything a bit slow to get going but we got some lovely flowers and…

Read More

Second flush of orchids doing well

by ChrisRPosted onJune 12, 2022

June is always a good month to see Common Spotted Orchids, Bee Orchids and Pyramidal Orchids but even I was surprised to discover a thriving…

Read More

May 2022 report

by ChrisRPosted onMay 25, 2022May 25, 2022

The Lady, Monkey & hybrid orchids all seem to be flowering well though the Lady will be looking past it’s best as we near the…

Read More

April 2022 report

by ChrisRPosted onApril 25, 2022May 25, 2022

This month has been incredibly dry with virtually no rain, and more crucially it followed another fairly dry Spring month. This resulted in a big…

Read More

Easter Friday 2022

by ChrisRPosted onApril 15, 2022May 25, 2022

Just back from a stunning lunch up on Hartslock today – only a few others up there enjoying the sun and gentle breeze. The hibernating…

Read More

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…

Read More

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…

Read More

Posts pagination

Page 1 Page 2 … Page 10 Next Page
© Copyright 2025 – Hartslock
Cambium Theme by BestBlogThemes ⋅ Powered by WordPress