September 23, 2026 at 2:16 PM
The local Willow Emeralds were obliging for a change today
September 17, 2026 at 2:06 PM
The local Willow Emeralds were obliging for a change today
Migrant Hawkers posing nicely today
September 6, 2026 at 12:42 PM
Migrant Hawkers posing nicely today
Pleased to find this pair of Willow Emeralds just down the road from home
August 3, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Pleased to find this pair of Willow Emeralds just down the road from home
Willow Emerald and Small Red-eyed damselflys at the reservoir just down the road from home
July 29, 2026 at 1:22 PM
Willow Emerald and Small Red-eyed damselflys at the reservoir just down the road from home
Flowering Rush from a local reservoir.
July 24, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Flowering Rush from a local reservoir.
A few Broad-leaved Helleborines in flower on Mendip today
July 13, 2026 at 4:31 PM
A few Broad-leaved Helleborines in flower on Mendip today
First of the local Violet Helleborines in flower
NE Somerset 13/7/26
NE Somerset 13/7/26
July 13, 2026 at 3:54 PM
First of the local Violet Helleborines in flower
NE Somerset 13/7/26
NE Somerset 13/7/26
One of the local Violet Helleborines just starting to flower, and the flower is a mutant with no lip and only four perianths.
NE Somerset 10th July 2026
NE Somerset 10th July 2026
July 10, 2026 at 1:39 PM
One of the local Violet Helleborines just starting to flower, and the flower is a mutant with no lip and only four perianths.
NE Somerset 10th July 2026
NE Somerset 10th July 2026
Epipactis x schulzei, the hybrid between Broad-leaved and Violet helleborines
NE Somerset 10th July 2026
NE Somerset 10th July 2026
July 10, 2026 at 1:37 PM
Epipactis x schulzei, the hybrid between Broad-leaved and Violet helleborines
NE Somerset 10th July 2026
NE Somerset 10th July 2026
Green-flowered Helleborine surviving but still not in flower.
South Bristol 10th July 2026
South Bristol 10th July 2026
July 10, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Green-flowered Helleborine surviving but still not in flower.
South Bristol 10th July 2026
South Bristol 10th July 2026
A few of the many Marsh Helleborines now in flower
June 18, 2026 at 4:00 PM
A few of the many Marsh Helleborines now in flower
A selection of robust Chalk Fragrant orchids
June 18, 2026 at 3:42 PM
A selection of robust Chalk Fragrant orchids
The Pyramids of south Bristol
June 15, 2026 at 2:22 PM
The Pyramids of south Bristol
Another hypochromic Heath Spotted orchid
June 11, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Another hypochromic Heath Spotted orchid
Two heads are better than one.
June 11, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Two heads are better than one.
A couple of oddities from a Mendip grassland - Common Spotted orchid with a dark stem and a Southern Marsh orchid with unusual lip patterning
June 8, 2026 at 3:43 PM
A couple of oddities from a Mendip grassland - Common Spotted orchid with a dark stem and a Southern Marsh orchid with unusual lip patterning
A wander round Mendip produced some nice plants
June 5, 2026 at 8:04 PM
A wander round Mendip produced some nice plants
Greater Butterfly orchid on Mendip today at a regular site; could only find 2 plants but this one out in the open was good value
June 1, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Greater Butterfly orchid on Mendip today at a regular site; could only find 2 plants but this one out in the open was good value
Nice patch of local Bithynian Vetch
May 26, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Nice patch of local Bithynian Vetch
I think this is the hybrid between Sea and Bladder Campions, from a known site.
May 25, 2026 at 1:24 PM
I think this is the hybrid between Sea and Bladder Campions, from a known site.
Four examples of D. x hallii the hybrid between Southern Marsh and Heath Spotted orchids.
May 22, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Four examples of D. x hallii the hybrid between Southern Marsh and Heath Spotted orchids.
Always nice to see Bee orchids
May 21, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Always nice to see Bee orchids
A couple of interesting heath Spotted orchids, a rare hypochromic plant lacking pigment and a clump all with unmarked leaves
May 21, 2026 at 3:28 PM
A couple of interesting heath Spotted orchids, a rare hypochromic plant lacking pigment and a clump all with unmarked leaves
Southern Marsh orchids
May 18, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Southern Marsh orchids