Spectacular images 👍

Ha ha, I thought you might spot that one Sean 😄

Farewell to Deeside, great showing of Creeping Ladies Tresses, my favourite of that genus 🙂 @ukorchids.bsky.social

Inspired by @trisnorton.bsky.social I snapped a rush today, a common one I think J conglomeratus, alingside a striking group of Marsh Woundwort 🙂

Nice to see some interesting flowers while searching out those elusive Orchids, Large Hemp Nettle, Deeside.

Is this the same in Flower?

Great find, as it happens I'm in this area at the moment, please DM if that's ok👍

Worth the long trip to the Western Isles and with a bit of luck on timing here we have the lovely Irish Ladies Tresses @ukorchids.bsky.social 🙂

Up close with the Lesser Bladderwort a quite amazing plant 🙂

Yes that's their usual habitat 😂

Maybe alert Steven Falk over on X/twitter 👍

Probably the bright sunshine affecting the colour balance 👍

Median wasp checking out my beloved Epipactis Leptochila 😊 @ukorchids.bsky.social

And I've just discovered that M europaea can be found in Surrey, so will be out searching the Yellow Loosestrife flowers this weekend 🙂

Great presentation yesterday Brigit, fascinating insight into the world of solitary bees, your enthusiasm was infectious 😊, they should upload this onto YouTube.

Yes I agree, and they're supposed to have a distinctive smell, which I didn't notice.

That's interesting Roger 👍

Delighted to find the lovely, but deadly, Henbane recently, a chalk downland specialist, approach with caution 😱

Lovely, thats quite late isnt it, normally peak early June if I remember.

Thanks Moira, found both at Sheepleas yesterday 😀

Yes agreed, but surely they should be winter grazing before the orchids come into flower, I dont understand the policy. Its so overgrown over all the Fens at the moment and what orchids did manage to flower have in many cases been trampled, its very disappointing 😣

Yes and Hants Wildlife Trust seem to be trashing their orchid fens with herds of cows too 😣

Looks great, im signed up 🙂

I'm giving a Zoom talk for Cambridge Beekeepers' Association on Wednesday 2nd July - with a focus on the fascinating world of #SolitaryBees.

Do please sign up if you are interested, and share the link if you would! 🐝 🌼 🙏

#bees #bumblebees #pollinators

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Great photos, hoping to see one too, much check my local purple toadflax 👍

Thats a beauty 👌

Thanks yes that one shouldnt be kicking around the Surrey Hills 👍

Hooray, a Bee that is easy to identity, must find one over my local chalk downs, thx for posting 👍

Keep an eye out for a Bryony Mining Bee, feeds solely on these flowers 🙂

Thats a lovely variation 👌