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Some of the glorious marsh orchids of Kenfig NNR at the weekend. Early Marsh, Southern Marsh, and possible Northern Marsh. #orchid

The jewels in Kenfig NNR’s crown - Fen Orchids ! #orchids

Daily orchid fix - Common Spotted is such a rubbish name for this beauty.

I drove from Dorset to Surrey today and made two stops, one in the New Forest, one near Selbourne. I didn’t have a lot of time but I still managed to see all these beauties ! See alt text for details. #orchid #broomrape

What a masculine looking flower Knapweed Broomrape is 😳

Silver Y moth in the New Forest, yesterday. They’re common but it still blows my mind that they migrate here from the continent. #moth

Lesser Butterfly Orchids looking magnificent in the New Forest at the moment #orchid #newforest

I’ve never seen so many Chalk Fragrant Orchids, absolutely wonderful - Hampshire yesterday #orchid

Common Coral Slime (Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa) at RSPB Cwm Clydach today #slimemould #slimemold RSPB Cymru

Reprising last week’s pea family challenge, for this week’s #Wildflowerhour #UrbanPlants challenge! Again back to my favourite Port Talbot bus stop. wildflowerhour

Back to my favourite bus stop, in Port Talbot, for the #Wildflowerhour #UrbanPlants challenge! wildflowerhour

Orchids in unexpected places (in this case at a builder’s merchant in Neath) for the #Wildflowerhour #UrbanPlants challenge! wildflowerhour

Continuing to be obsessed with the minuscule flowers of this Water-crowfoot (River Water-crowfoot, R.fluitans I think), in the chalk stream running through my village. Be prepared for more photos 😂

Why can’t all verges be like this? The amazing selection of wild flowers found near this lay-by on the A35 halfway between Dorchester and Poole. There were also four species of butterfly and multiple other insects. #wildflowers #insects #verges wildflowerhour Dorset Wildlife Trust

Summer Solstice. Orchids. Ancient stone bothering. Wild swimming. Real ale. Insects. Botanising. Perfect. 🤩 #solstice

The #AquaticPlants challenge lets me continue my obsession with the tiny flowers of River Water-crowfoot (Ranunculus fluitans), currently flowering in the chalk stream running through my Dorset village. #WildflowerHour wildflowerhour

More of the tiny jewel-like flowers of River Water-crowfoot (Ranunculus fluitans), currently flowering in the chalk stream running through my Dorset village. #AquaticPlants #WildflowerHour wildflowerhour

Fabulous day at Kenfig with members of the Hardy Orchid Society 🀣 and the ‘Orkids’. Thanks to Chris Warden Kenfig National Nature Reserve for helping us find so many natural treasures (see alt text). Kenfig is so much more than just orchids. #orkids #orchids #wildflowers

Common Broomrape, parasitising Sea Holly. Kenfig.

Thanks to this couple that I photographed at the weekend, I’ve spent the last couple of days reading about Pond Skater sex. It’s very odd. See alt text for more detail. #insect #pondskater #insectsex