What a wonderful place, a botanist's paradise. Love all the other wild flowers with the orchids too, the Helianthemums are spectacular. Thank you for another great hunt
@dotnelsie12 күн бұрын
Lovely video. Informative. I have just bought some B-L Helleborine to put in my bog garden.
@OrchidHunter11 күн бұрын
Where on earth did you buy them from ? Can't say I've ever seen them growing in wet ground as they are woodland plants but I guess you never know !
@dotnelsie11 күн бұрын
@@OrchidHunter 🤣 eBay! There’s a seller of native orchids which he grows from seed and also supplies seed. I’ll try and send a link.
@mariomartin742413 күн бұрын
Epipactis purpurata is this
@user-TonyUK13 күн бұрын
I started taking Orchid photographs on my weekly nature walks over ten years ago and not knowing what they were I sent copies to Kew Gardens to get them identified. They soon identified the Lesser Spotted Orchids of Great Brittian, Pyramid Orchids, Ball Orchids, Little Horned Orchids and Bee Orchids. That kept me intersted enough to look for them as I progressed over the fields and woodland the Local Farm Owner agreed I could walk and photograph the local wildlife, from Muntjac Deer to birds of prey. He was very surprised a month later when I had some of my photographs printed out and framed and accepted tham as a Gift from me for his permission to walk his Farm fields and woodlands. Now retired and suffering restriction on walking I now spend most of my day watching KZread videos like this one. Tony in Essex.
@OrchidHunter12 күн бұрын
If that was in the UK Tony then Kew Gardens must have been confused as half of those orchids don't exist in the UK, if they exist at all ! I presume the "Lesser Spotted Orchid" was a Common Spotted Orchid, the "Pyramid Orchid" presumably a Pyramidal Orchid, never heard of a "Ball Orchid" nor a "Little Horned Orchid". You sure it was Kew Gardens ?!!!
@MatthewWebb-l1h23 күн бұрын
To my untutored eye, it looks like over grazing of sheep in the north field. Compare with the orchids found in the fenced off area.
@OrchidHunter21 күн бұрын
I ought to ask and find out. I have been told by others from the area that it was under water for several months as a result of a drainage channel being deliberately blocked after "experts" had declared the area was too dry. Seems they might have overdone things !!!
@MatthewWebb-l1h21 күн бұрын
@OrchidHunter yes, it may well be that. However, the range of wildflowers has diminished since sheep grazing has continued into the summer. I think they are still on site now! They are just moved from one part of the field to another!
@OrchidHunter21 күн бұрын
Honestly can't say I've ever seen a sheep down there but then I only visit in May/June.
@MatthewWebb-l1h21 күн бұрын
@OrchidHunter the sheep have been there since at least the spring. They move them about the site, so you may have missed them. At this time of year, it should be full of wildflowers, but the abundance/diversity just doesn't appear to be there, which I believe is due to the sheep grazing. The levels in the grass contrast greatly from where you normally see the Early Marsh Orchids (low and nibbled!) and the fenced off area (much higher) by the ponds close to the sheds where the sheep have not been allowed to graze. It's not due to flooding that the grass level is so low because the conditions are similar on both sides of the fence. If anything, the fenced off area is usually wetter.
@karenfry42123 күн бұрын
Great to see these! I went to see them a couple of times in 2021, there were only 3 then I think, two on one side of the road, one on the other. I was concerned the second time about the level of trampling round them from people taking photos (and obviously I had contibuted too, on my first visit) but this does not seem to have done them any harm at all.
@alisonalcock521824 күн бұрын
Not at all boring, what a beautiful place, sort of botanists' paradise, not only the wonderful orchids, but all the other flowers plus Quaking Grass. Would love to go there; thank you.
@graemegeorge125 күн бұрын
Cor, this is an absolute specimen and a half. Stunning!
@alisonalcock521826 күн бұрын
So good to see fields like that, not only orchids but so many other flowers too. Thank you
@OrchidHunter26 күн бұрын
Superb for butterflies and moths too ...... and Common Lizards !!!
@alisonalcock521826 күн бұрын
Thank you, that was really interesting and useful. Can't wait to see your orchid videos
@bearhustler27 күн бұрын
Fantastic, this a great idea.
@jestaserialkilla27 күн бұрын
Sound advice! I’m ashamed to say ‘britains orchids’ has been sat in my Amazon basket for 2 years now and I’ve been into orchids since childhood, either I’m tight fisted or forgetful, not sure what’s worse!
@OrchidHunter27 күн бұрын
Probably not convinced about its value to your interest ...... all I can say is that it is genuinely worth the money and will pay you back over the years ahead !
@jestaserialkilla26 күн бұрын
@@OrchidHunter i think you’re right, thankfully you’re video has convinced me otherwise! :)
@rogerfrench934427 күн бұрын
You are right that there is a blaze of pyramidal orchids there in late June. Thanks for this video - mosy enjoyable. BTW if you go there again the village is pronounced ‘worram’ - something I learned when I first went there. .
@OrchidHunter27 күн бұрын
Thanks for letting me know !
@glendipple27 күн бұрын
excellent...look forward to the next video...a lot of people will benefit from these...
@benjaminsmith-haddon731627 күн бұрын
The dark red hellebrine. What a good spot. Is it a norchid? Thank you.
@OrchidHunter27 күн бұрын
It is a member of the orchid family so if you are one who wants to see all British orchids then you need to see these !
@WildlifeClips36527 күн бұрын
Superb orchid photos. Great to see. Like the shots from above. I should try that.
@WildlifeClips36528 күн бұрын
Nice to see so many Pyramidials
@Joolzratbag28 күн бұрын
Found a Twayblade on Buxton Heath yesterday
@SwanLake-2024Ай бұрын
Super... Quiet beauty... Thank you for sharing such treasures... 👍😊💖
@jestaserialkillaАй бұрын
That Pyramidal is a looker! I can’t believe how quickly we are whizzing through the orchid season. I went in search of E Purpurata in Groton wood (suffolk) yesterday and was left rather disappointed. Only 1 stem above ground, in a wood usually full of them. Even the well photographed noar hill violet helleborine had considerably less stems than usual, when I was down there a few weeks ago.
@OrchidHunterАй бұрын
Yes it seems to have flown by but I was ready for it and made the most of every chance to get out even if that has left me exhausted ! Won't be worrying too much about helleborines for a couple of weeks and then I'll try and cover as many as I can in a mini tour ..... we don't have many up here.
@Nightsoil626Ай бұрын
love the pyramidal, never seen the emarginata, thankyou
@cliveparker-rz3bsАй бұрын
I note you have two OH 176 videos But no OH170 or OH171 A magnificent 30 videos so far this season all informative and inspiring from the locations around the UK . Thank you for your sterling dedication to the Orchids
@OrchidHunterАй бұрын
Labour of love I can assure you !
@OrchidHunterАй бұрын
Thanks for the heads up on the video numbering ..... Leyburn is now OH177 ! The two missing videos are part of a side-project that will probably kick off in a month's time or so. Based on social media observations, it is evident that this Summer has seen a huge influx of new orchid fans who are where I was at the beginning ..... ie: bewildered and unsure as to how to move off first base. This side project will hopefully provide some VERY basic videos to help newcomers move forward with a little confidence but I'm still working on it at the moment !
@cliveparker-rz3bsАй бұрын
@@OrchidHunter in fact it's 0169 and 0170 my mistake
@kerryfirehorseАй бұрын
Stunning!
@CuriousBritishTellyАй бұрын
Wasn't aware of that Pyramidal variant, will keep an eye out for it in future. By the way, what was the guy in the background at the end doing? Chasing butterflies with a net?!
@OrchidHunterАй бұрын
I was aware of it because I saw the very same orchid a few years back and highlighted it then but I only found out recently that it was a recognised and named variant which was only discovered in the mid 1970s.
@OrchidHunterАй бұрын
The guy with the net was actually a moth man ..... not butterflies. Nice and knowledgeable chap !
@kerryfirehorseАй бұрын
Thanks for sharing those beauties. I moved to the Morecambe area a couple of years ago and discovered Bee orchids in my lawn. Sparked a passion. There are hundreds on the land around here as well as Northern Marsh and Spotted which I’ve had come up in some of my garden pots.
@paulinaalvarado6179Ай бұрын
I live in the USA in Connecticut and I also have these flowers in my garden
@the_sage_head1953Ай бұрын
Hi I'm Head Gardener for the estate that owns this wood. Could I get the location of these plants so I can monitor the population thanks
@OrchidHunterАй бұрын
Not sure which of the woods you are referencing. If you email me at orchidhunter AT peterboroughimages DOT co DOT uk then we can talk further.
@bearhustlerАй бұрын
I think those Not-Orchids are Betony
@OrchidHunterАй бұрын
Yes - you are right !
@CarolBurgess-j4zАй бұрын
We live in Leyburn and went to look for your mic. Two of us looked where you said but couldn’t find it. Hard I know but if you can narrow it down any more we will gladly go and look again tomorrow.
@OrchidHunterАй бұрын
That's very kind of you ! As you enter the reserve, if you go up the grass path on the left all the way to the top, it flattens out on a plateau rammed with Common Spotted Orchids. I lost it somewhere to the immediate right soon after levelling out. Really appreciate your efforts. Thank you.
@CarolBurgess-j4zАй бұрын
@@OrchidHunter I know where you mean and we looked there but did you go “off piste”? We will look at your video again and try and work out when you lost sound.
@OrchidHunterАй бұрын
If you can email me at orchidhunter AT peterboroughimages DOT co DOT uk then I can send a map but all I know was that I was probably 3-4 metres in to the reserve from the left hand path on the flat section just above the slope. If you go to 7:48 in the video, on the raw clip I can hear the audio in the distance which means it is on the floor probably a few metres away from this likely Northern Marsh hybrid !
@Woodyjims-shackАй бұрын
Lovely👍
@Nightsoil626Ай бұрын
That's a beautiful sight
@pannhandleАй бұрын
15 mins from home for me truly fabulous spot. Always enjoy your video's, many thanks.
@OrchidHunterАй бұрын
You have some magnificent orchid sites up there !
@Nightsoil626Ай бұрын
Hope the local council don't widen the road
@lindaannbАй бұрын
Those are beautiful orchids! Thanks for taking us along!
@OrchidHunterАй бұрын
My pleasure 😊
@SwanLake-2024Ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing. I saw some Piramidal Orchids in Lullingstone Castle Estate. At least, seen some of them with my own eyes, without travelling for miles...
@jestaserialkillaАй бұрын
The only site similar to this for myself is thelnetham fen, some fairly interesting hybrids of the three Dacts that you mentioned. Also a bonus that they have what was/is D. Traunsteinerioides!
@jestaserialkillaАй бұрын
Or as it should now be called on the fens - Dactylorhiza Praetermissa ssp. Shoenophila. Either way, a gorgeous little Dactylorhiza.
@OrchidHunterАй бұрын
I tend to avoid those former "Pugsleys" as every time I believe I have one, I get told it isn't one because of one particular criteria or other. Seems to be a messy area where I'm not convinced the science as we see it, matches the reality out in the field !
@jestaserialkillaАй бұрын
@@OrchidHunter that’s basically the same sort of response that I get from locals orchid lovers in the know around this neck of the woods. My personal view is that there is a marked difference in what was ‘pugsleys’ marsh orchid by comparison to Praetermissa, or at least from what I’ve seen at thelnetham fen. Enough so that I wouldn’t just call it a Ssp, though I’m far from an expert.
@graemegeorge1Ай бұрын
Wonderful! Well spotted! Saw a super tiny fen a couple of weeks ago. Hoping to go back soon to find more :) appreciate your videos!
@newbotanyАй бұрын
Incredible! More orchids than the Amazon rain forest! Thanks for posting!
@user-qu8to4kg4sАй бұрын
thank you stunning orchids lovelyxxxxxxx
@OrchidHunterАй бұрын
CORRECTION: At 17:22 the "Common Spotted" has a flower that I can't come to terms with as Common Spotted. I would be happier with it being a pale Grandis Hybrid given the lightly spotted markings so typical of a textbook Southern Marsh !
@OrchidHunterАй бұрын
CORRECTION: At 3:03 the "Grandis Hybrid" is a pretty certain Kernerorum Hybrid (Common Spotted x Early Marsh) !
@naturespoetry_sofiaАй бұрын
Fantastic place and beautiful wild orchids there! Nice to know their names. Great to see from your walk. Beautiful video!
@WildlifeClips365Ай бұрын
Very nice. I have been hunting for orchids this summer. Found some nice Marsh Orchids along with Common Spotteds. Such amazing plants
@OrchidHunterАй бұрын
Well done ..... plenty out there to keep you busy for years to come !
@LamJiangАй бұрын
Beautiful like &sub❤❤❤
@alansparrow6396Ай бұрын
got a few fly orchids if you look in the right place to
@OrchidHunterАй бұрын
Its a much bigger site than I realised when I visited last year. Even with detailed instructions, it took me 40 minutes to find the hybrids ! Not surprised it has Fly Orchids, it looks right for them !
@newbotanyАй бұрын
Superb video. Interesting that all the orchids you've filmed this year seem to be growing in close association with the semi-parasitic Yellow Rattle... coincidence?
@OrchidHunterАй бұрын
No idea - that one is well above my head !
@newbotanyАй бұрын
@@OrchidHunter My thought was the Rattle is keeping the grass short, allowing more light to the orchids, but that's just a guess!
@jaytee7889Ай бұрын
Those Frog hybrids are absolutely beautiful.
@OrchidHunterАй бұрын
They are!
@pannhandleАй бұрын
WOW!
@jestaserialkillaАй бұрын
12:57 any idea what this turned out to be? Almost looks like a Dactylorhiza version of Anacamptis Papilionacea!
@OrchidHunterАй бұрын
No certainty but consensus of opinion among those with experience of the site is that the strongly marked orchids are either Northern Marsh Orchid ( Dactylorhiza purpurella) or hybrids involving Northern Marsh Orchid. I'm happy to remain on the fence personally because while it is a plausible explanation, it is not not overly convincing as I'm yet to find what is to me an obvious Northern Marsh Orchid at the site.
@jestaserialkillaАй бұрын
@@OrchidHunter sorry yes, I did hear you mention that in the video regarding the northern Marsh. I often wonder if through foot traffic by orchid lovers, if some species hop from site to site as seed and if conditions suit, whether or not the odd anomaly takes up a new residence. I visited the Rex Graham site some years back to see military orchids and the first plant I found was a lone southern marsh, yet the ground at the site didn’t look suitable at all.
@OrchidHunterАй бұрын
Kenfig is a very large site and is in the middle of nowhere. Saw nobody there over two days last year but did meet up with three orchid hunters this time so it doesn't see much traffic ...... unless they all turn up at weekends which I avoid ! Its a massive and long established hybrid swarm and although Northern Marsh may be few and far between, they were maybe more common in decades past thus their influence dates back to then. A place of many mysteries and unanswered questions ..... which makes it such a wonderful place to lose yourself in !
@jestaserialkillaАй бұрын
@@OrchidHunter haha, I tend to avoid the crowds too, I’m sure yours is impart because of filming but it’s hard to enjoy nature when surrounded by fellow humans en masse. Sounds like I might have to check out Kenfig next year, it looks amazing!
@garethowen2593Ай бұрын
Hi Paul. Many thanks for the very enjoyable videos that you regularly post. Regarding Bee Orchids, at one site in Kent, I managed to fall over and land next to a patch of var. Flavescens a couple of years back. Never seen any before or since, but hope to go back to the site next year. Also, last weekend, at a site in Gloucestershire, came across one individual plant with very unusual markings and not sure where it fits in. Would really welcome your thoughts. Not on Facebook or X, so is there any way I can contact you / send you some photos?
@OrchidHunterАй бұрын
I would be interested if ever you find those var. Flavescens again ! You can email me any photos via orchidhunter AT peterboroughimages DOT co DOT uk !
@garethowen2593Ай бұрын
Hi Paul. Thanks very much for the reply. I have tried sending you the photos a couple of times, but get an undeliverable as domain name not found. Any ideas? Cannot see a typo.
@OrchidHunterАй бұрын
Sorry - my stupid error - revised email address up above now !
@garethowen2593Ай бұрын
Thanks Paul. Have emailed the images over the updated address.
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What a wonderful place, a botanist's paradise. Love all the other wild flowers with the orchids too, the Helianthemums are spectacular. Thank you for another great hunt
Lovely video. Informative. I have just bought some B-L Helleborine to put in my bog garden.
Where on earth did you buy them from ? Can't say I've ever seen them growing in wet ground as they are woodland plants but I guess you never know !
@@OrchidHunter 🤣 eBay! There’s a seller of native orchids which he grows from seed and also supplies seed. I’ll try and send a link.
Epipactis purpurata is this
I started taking Orchid photographs on my weekly nature walks over ten years ago and not knowing what they were I sent copies to Kew Gardens to get them identified. They soon identified the Lesser Spotted Orchids of Great Brittian, Pyramid Orchids, Ball Orchids, Little Horned Orchids and Bee Orchids. That kept me intersted enough to look for them as I progressed over the fields and woodland the Local Farm Owner agreed I could walk and photograph the local wildlife, from Muntjac Deer to birds of prey. He was very surprised a month later when I had some of my photographs printed out and framed and accepted tham as a Gift from me for his permission to walk his Farm fields and woodlands. Now retired and suffering restriction on walking I now spend most of my day watching KZread videos like this one. Tony in Essex.
If that was in the UK Tony then Kew Gardens must have been confused as half of those orchids don't exist in the UK, if they exist at all ! I presume the "Lesser Spotted Orchid" was a Common Spotted Orchid, the "Pyramid Orchid" presumably a Pyramidal Orchid, never heard of a "Ball Orchid" nor a "Little Horned Orchid". You sure it was Kew Gardens ?!!!
To my untutored eye, it looks like over grazing of sheep in the north field. Compare with the orchids found in the fenced off area.
I ought to ask and find out. I have been told by others from the area that it was under water for several months as a result of a drainage channel being deliberately blocked after "experts" had declared the area was too dry. Seems they might have overdone things !!!
@OrchidHunter yes, it may well be that. However, the range of wildflowers has diminished since sheep grazing has continued into the summer. I think they are still on site now! They are just moved from one part of the field to another!
Honestly can't say I've ever seen a sheep down there but then I only visit in May/June.
@OrchidHunter the sheep have been there since at least the spring. They move them about the site, so you may have missed them. At this time of year, it should be full of wildflowers, but the abundance/diversity just doesn't appear to be there, which I believe is due to the sheep grazing. The levels in the grass contrast greatly from where you normally see the Early Marsh Orchids (low and nibbled!) and the fenced off area (much higher) by the ponds close to the sheds where the sheep have not been allowed to graze. It's not due to flooding that the grass level is so low because the conditions are similar on both sides of the fence. If anything, the fenced off area is usually wetter.
Great to see these! I went to see them a couple of times in 2021, there were only 3 then I think, two on one side of the road, one on the other. I was concerned the second time about the level of trampling round them from people taking photos (and obviously I had contibuted too, on my first visit) but this does not seem to have done them any harm at all.
Not at all boring, what a beautiful place, sort of botanists' paradise, not only the wonderful orchids, but all the other flowers plus Quaking Grass. Would love to go there; thank you.
Cor, this is an absolute specimen and a half. Stunning!
So good to see fields like that, not only orchids but so many other flowers too. Thank you
Superb for butterflies and moths too ...... and Common Lizards !!!
Thank you, that was really interesting and useful. Can't wait to see your orchid videos
Fantastic, this a great idea.
Sound advice! I’m ashamed to say ‘britains orchids’ has been sat in my Amazon basket for 2 years now and I’ve been into orchids since childhood, either I’m tight fisted or forgetful, not sure what’s worse!
Probably not convinced about its value to your interest ...... all I can say is that it is genuinely worth the money and will pay you back over the years ahead !
@@OrchidHunter i think you’re right, thankfully you’re video has convinced me otherwise! :)
You are right that there is a blaze of pyramidal orchids there in late June. Thanks for this video - mosy enjoyable. BTW if you go there again the village is pronounced ‘worram’ - something I learned when I first went there. .
Thanks for letting me know !
excellent...look forward to the next video...a lot of people will benefit from these...
The dark red hellebrine. What a good spot. Is it a norchid? Thank you.
It is a member of the orchid family so if you are one who wants to see all British orchids then you need to see these !
Superb orchid photos. Great to see. Like the shots from above. I should try that.
Nice to see so many Pyramidials
Found a Twayblade on Buxton Heath yesterday
Super... Quiet beauty... Thank you for sharing such treasures... 👍😊💖
That Pyramidal is a looker! I can’t believe how quickly we are whizzing through the orchid season. I went in search of E Purpurata in Groton wood (suffolk) yesterday and was left rather disappointed. Only 1 stem above ground, in a wood usually full of them. Even the well photographed noar hill violet helleborine had considerably less stems than usual, when I was down there a few weeks ago.
Yes it seems to have flown by but I was ready for it and made the most of every chance to get out even if that has left me exhausted ! Won't be worrying too much about helleborines for a couple of weeks and then I'll try and cover as many as I can in a mini tour ..... we don't have many up here.
love the pyramidal, never seen the emarginata, thankyou
I note you have two OH 176 videos But no OH170 or OH171 A magnificent 30 videos so far this season all informative and inspiring from the locations around the UK . Thank you for your sterling dedication to the Orchids
Labour of love I can assure you !
Thanks for the heads up on the video numbering ..... Leyburn is now OH177 ! The two missing videos are part of a side-project that will probably kick off in a month's time or so. Based on social media observations, it is evident that this Summer has seen a huge influx of new orchid fans who are where I was at the beginning ..... ie: bewildered and unsure as to how to move off first base. This side project will hopefully provide some VERY basic videos to help newcomers move forward with a little confidence but I'm still working on it at the moment !
@@OrchidHunter in fact it's 0169 and 0170 my mistake
Stunning!
Wasn't aware of that Pyramidal variant, will keep an eye out for it in future. By the way, what was the guy in the background at the end doing? Chasing butterflies with a net?!
I was aware of it because I saw the very same orchid a few years back and highlighted it then but I only found out recently that it was a recognised and named variant which was only discovered in the mid 1970s.
The guy with the net was actually a moth man ..... not butterflies. Nice and knowledgeable chap !
Thanks for sharing those beauties. I moved to the Morecambe area a couple of years ago and discovered Bee orchids in my lawn. Sparked a passion. There are hundreds on the land around here as well as Northern Marsh and Spotted which I’ve had come up in some of my garden pots.
I live in the USA in Connecticut and I also have these flowers in my garden
Hi I'm Head Gardener for the estate that owns this wood. Could I get the location of these plants so I can monitor the population thanks
Not sure which of the woods you are referencing. If you email me at orchidhunter AT peterboroughimages DOT co DOT uk then we can talk further.
I think those Not-Orchids are Betony
Yes - you are right !
We live in Leyburn and went to look for your mic. Two of us looked where you said but couldn’t find it. Hard I know but if you can narrow it down any more we will gladly go and look again tomorrow.
That's very kind of you ! As you enter the reserve, if you go up the grass path on the left all the way to the top, it flattens out on a plateau rammed with Common Spotted Orchids. I lost it somewhere to the immediate right soon after levelling out. Really appreciate your efforts. Thank you.
@@OrchidHunter I know where you mean and we looked there but did you go “off piste”? We will look at your video again and try and work out when you lost sound.
If you can email me at orchidhunter AT peterboroughimages DOT co DOT uk then I can send a map but all I know was that I was probably 3-4 metres in to the reserve from the left hand path on the flat section just above the slope. If you go to 7:48 in the video, on the raw clip I can hear the audio in the distance which means it is on the floor probably a few metres away from this likely Northern Marsh hybrid !
Lovely👍
That's a beautiful sight
15 mins from home for me truly fabulous spot. Always enjoy your video's, many thanks.
You have some magnificent orchid sites up there !
Hope the local council don't widen the road
Those are beautiful orchids! Thanks for taking us along!
My pleasure 😊
Thank you for sharing. I saw some Piramidal Orchids in Lullingstone Castle Estate. At least, seen some of them with my own eyes, without travelling for miles...
The only site similar to this for myself is thelnetham fen, some fairly interesting hybrids of the three Dacts that you mentioned. Also a bonus that they have what was/is D. Traunsteinerioides!
Or as it should now be called on the fens - Dactylorhiza Praetermissa ssp. Shoenophila. Either way, a gorgeous little Dactylorhiza.
I tend to avoid those former "Pugsleys" as every time I believe I have one, I get told it isn't one because of one particular criteria or other. Seems to be a messy area where I'm not convinced the science as we see it, matches the reality out in the field !
@@OrchidHunter that’s basically the same sort of response that I get from locals orchid lovers in the know around this neck of the woods. My personal view is that there is a marked difference in what was ‘pugsleys’ marsh orchid by comparison to Praetermissa, or at least from what I’ve seen at thelnetham fen. Enough so that I wouldn’t just call it a Ssp, though I’m far from an expert.
Wonderful! Well spotted! Saw a super tiny fen a couple of weeks ago. Hoping to go back soon to find more :) appreciate your videos!
Incredible! More orchids than the Amazon rain forest! Thanks for posting!
thank you stunning orchids lovelyxxxxxxx
CORRECTION: At 17:22 the "Common Spotted" has a flower that I can't come to terms with as Common Spotted. I would be happier with it being a pale Grandis Hybrid given the lightly spotted markings so typical of a textbook Southern Marsh !
CORRECTION: At 3:03 the "Grandis Hybrid" is a pretty certain Kernerorum Hybrid (Common Spotted x Early Marsh) !
Fantastic place and beautiful wild orchids there! Nice to know their names. Great to see from your walk. Beautiful video!
Very nice. I have been hunting for orchids this summer. Found some nice Marsh Orchids along with Common Spotteds. Such amazing plants
Well done ..... plenty out there to keep you busy for years to come !
Beautiful like &sub❤❤❤
got a few fly orchids if you look in the right place to
Its a much bigger site than I realised when I visited last year. Even with detailed instructions, it took me 40 minutes to find the hybrids ! Not surprised it has Fly Orchids, it looks right for them !
Superb video. Interesting that all the orchids you've filmed this year seem to be growing in close association with the semi-parasitic Yellow Rattle... coincidence?
No idea - that one is well above my head !
@@OrchidHunter My thought was the Rattle is keeping the grass short, allowing more light to the orchids, but that's just a guess!
Those Frog hybrids are absolutely beautiful.
They are!
WOW!
12:57 any idea what this turned out to be? Almost looks like a Dactylorhiza version of Anacamptis Papilionacea!
No certainty but consensus of opinion among those with experience of the site is that the strongly marked orchids are either Northern Marsh Orchid ( Dactylorhiza purpurella) or hybrids involving Northern Marsh Orchid. I'm happy to remain on the fence personally because while it is a plausible explanation, it is not not overly convincing as I'm yet to find what is to me an obvious Northern Marsh Orchid at the site.
@@OrchidHunter sorry yes, I did hear you mention that in the video regarding the northern Marsh. I often wonder if through foot traffic by orchid lovers, if some species hop from site to site as seed and if conditions suit, whether or not the odd anomaly takes up a new residence. I visited the Rex Graham site some years back to see military orchids and the first plant I found was a lone southern marsh, yet the ground at the site didn’t look suitable at all.
Kenfig is a very large site and is in the middle of nowhere. Saw nobody there over two days last year but did meet up with three orchid hunters this time so it doesn't see much traffic ...... unless they all turn up at weekends which I avoid ! Its a massive and long established hybrid swarm and although Northern Marsh may be few and far between, they were maybe more common in decades past thus their influence dates back to then. A place of many mysteries and unanswered questions ..... which makes it such a wonderful place to lose yourself in !
@@OrchidHunter haha, I tend to avoid the crowds too, I’m sure yours is impart because of filming but it’s hard to enjoy nature when surrounded by fellow humans en masse. Sounds like I might have to check out Kenfig next year, it looks amazing!
Hi Paul. Many thanks for the very enjoyable videos that you regularly post. Regarding Bee Orchids, at one site in Kent, I managed to fall over and land next to a patch of var. Flavescens a couple of years back. Never seen any before or since, but hope to go back to the site next year. Also, last weekend, at a site in Gloucestershire, came across one individual plant with very unusual markings and not sure where it fits in. Would really welcome your thoughts. Not on Facebook or X, so is there any way I can contact you / send you some photos?
I would be interested if ever you find those var. Flavescens again ! You can email me any photos via orchidhunter AT peterboroughimages DOT co DOT uk !
Hi Paul. Thanks very much for the reply. I have tried sending you the photos a couple of times, but get an undeliverable as domain name not found. Any ideas? Cannot see a typo.
Sorry - my stupid error - revised email address up above now !
Thanks Paul. Have emailed the images over the updated address.