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Lovely tall specimen

Indeed. Southern Marsh Orchid

Early Marsh Orchids in their hundreds around the damp dune slacks. Including an unusual hybrid (centre). #orchidchallenge #wildflowerhour ⁦BSBI: Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland⁩ ⁦Wild Orchids UK & Ireland⁩

Southern Marsh Orchids and hybrids in the damp dune slacks #sefton #orchidchallenge #wildflowerhour ⁦BSBI: Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland⁩ ⁦Wild Orchids UK & Ireland⁩

Southern Marsh Orchids and hybrids in the arid dunes #fylde #orchidchallenge #wildflowerhour ⁦BSBI: Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland⁩ ⁦Wild Orchids UK & Ireland⁩

On the Sefton coast

Great close-up of fly orchids

Well captured

Nice one

Great contrast alba SMO

Red Clover #peafamily with lone Fly Orchid #lancashire #wildflowerhour ⁦BSBI: Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland⁩ ⁦Wild Orchids UK & Ireland⁩

Bird’s foot trefoil #peafamily with Common-spotted Orchid #cumbria #wildflowerhour ⁦BSBI: Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland⁩ ⁦Wild Orchids UK & Ireland⁩

Quaking-grass trembling in the breeze #wildflowerhour #cumbria ⁦BSBI: Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland⁩

Twayblade amongst the quaking-grass #wildflowerhour #lancashire ⁦BSBI: Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland⁩ ⁦Wild Orchids UK & Ireland⁩

Lovely find

Been a great year for Greater Butterfly Orchid #cumbria #wildflowerhour ⁦BSBI: Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland⁩ ⁦Wild Orchids UK & Ireland⁩

Love that a Cryptic Wood White obliges for #wildflowerhour

Super pics

We are currently running a Mountain Ringlet survey and looking for further volunteers to get involved. More details here: cumbria-butterflies.org.uk/surveys/.

As long as the door is open, pollinators will get in there