A Suburban Meadow

A Cinnabar moth caterpillar on some Ragwort. They really are devouring the leaves at a fast pace. Lovely to see.
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Are we starting to turn the tide on meadow loss? Mini #meadows accompany the queue for #Wimbledon #tennis. Great to see.
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Couldn’t resist posting this little beauty. In an area of garden left as a meadow patch for #NoMowMay & #LetItBloomJune.

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‘Be-side the sea’!
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Is this a Southern Marsh orchid? Dorset, near a ditch and about 15-20 cm tall.
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Love a Bee orchid!
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Plenty of Pyramidal orchids on the verges in Dorset this week. Don’t seem too impacted by lack of earlier rain.

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Simply stunning wildflowers - some Common Spotted Orchids in a cemetery Kent/Sussex border.
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A good looking Common Spotted Orchid in a cemetery on Kent/Sussex border.
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This is what #LetItBloomJune means… a habitat fit for #pollinators.
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Some great orchid hunting for the #OrchidChallenge this week. Common Spotted, Butterfly, Pyramidal, White Helleborine, Twayblades & Bird’s Nest orchids. (Surrey & Dorset)
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Pleased to see the first Cornflower in my garden meadow patch. It hasn’t been easy to get started but it’s another flower for #pollinators. #NoMowMay #LetItBloomJune #MakeAMetreMatter

Some fantastic #wildflowers growing in a #meadow area of a #garden for #NoMowMay. Ox-eye daisies, buttercup, kidney vetch, birds-foot trefoil, clover and wild carrot. @lgspace.bsky.social @plantlifeuk.bsky.social
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Here’s to #NoMowMay in Dorset. A patch of lawn in its 5th year as a wildflower area in a garden, teeming with wildlife.
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A Common Broomrape poking up amongst the wildflowers in Dorset.
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Pyramidal orchid flower spikes emerging in Dorset.
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Early purple orchids just passed their best in Dorset last week. #orchids #nature #conservation

Wonderful & informative #orchid display at #ChelseaFlowerShow by Dino Zelenika, Ministry of Botany. Highly recommend.
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A lovely clump of white helleborines in Surrey.
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Some wonderful Bird’s-nest orchids today in Surrey.
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