Orchids in Habitat - 2015 videos

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Dactylorhiza in habitat at Site 5 on June 16th 2015. The orchids are a little later this year, the inflorescences of the darker ones are more advanced whilst the paler ones are only just opening their lower flowers.





Ophrys apifera in habitat at Site 5 on June 16th 2015. Early in the season for these orchids, many have not opened their first bud.  I will return later to, hopefully, record the larger groups in flower.

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Dactylorhiza at the Pleasley Vale Early Purple site on 17th June 2015. Still early in the season and not a lot of large groups evident. The site needs to be revisited in 10 to 14 days.

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Site 5 revisited as planned. A bit overwhelming in places now.

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Ophrys apifera revisited. There's a stills sequence at the end.

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Anacamptis pyramidalis, an all white Dactylorhiza fuchsii ( the one I filmed last year was poached) and Dactylorhiza incarnata

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Dactylorhiza fuchsii   -  July 2nd 2015

The Dactylorhiza fuchsii site last visited on June 17th. I have tried a different format this time interspersing the habitat video clips with stills of individual orchids. I think it works but do you? Feedback is appreciated ( be gentle).
The orchids are not as good as last year. I was informed that the grass at the site was cut two months earlier than usual last year. Say no more!

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Neottia ovata  -  Twayblade Country -  July 3rd 2015

Neottia ovata, the Twayblade, on a SSSI near Mansfield. I've included both colour forms in the video. There's the green ones with the green stem and the other green ones with a brownish stem.

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Quite late to see these orchids compared to previous years. There was a bonus though.

Gymnadenia conopsea

[SteveC2]

Very interesting to see them out so late.  Whereabouts are they?  (County only)
My local population in Lincs has seemingly disappeared since 2013 but this has given me hope.  I will have to go check.  Hopefully they are equally late.

[Tony Willis]

Fred

really enjoyed them ,thank you

[fredg]

Very interesting to see them out so late.  Whereabouts are they?  (County only)
My local population in Lincs has seemingly disappeared since 2013 but this has given me hope.  I will have to go check.  Hopefully they are equally late.

Steve, the county is in the credits. ( That's one way to make you watch it again) 
As I was going to a few sites yesterday I noticed that one  "Wild Flower Meadow" has already had it's grass cut. It's been a late season so the Orchids in that meadow were still in flower. Plus the grass will grow back before winter making it extra long next year. Then the Councils wonder why the wild plants aren't doing so well. 

Thank you Tony, there's another in the pipeline at least this year 

[SteveC2]

So really not that far from my area and no further north.  Amazing to see the Twayblades still looking anything other than parched, or eaten.
First time I have watched the credits on anything for years

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On the 29th I also went to another site to look for Fragrant Orchids. I didn't find any but I did find a group of Pyramidal Orchids and here they are.

Well the video would have been here but apparently I hit a limit

The video is in my blog