Green Winged Orchids

Finally managed a trip for the Green-winged Orchids. They are quite an early flowering orchid, and in the past I've been too late. This year they were high on my hit-list.

The field held over a hundred spikes and was truly impressive. They are known for their colour variation and this field full was no exception, varying from a deep purple, to light pink to pure white. They also varied enormously in size.


Unlike some other orchids (such as bee) they stuck out like a sore thumb and were easy to find. The field was out in the middle of nowhere, amongst a sea of rape seed. A tiny island of biodiversity. Wonderous, precious, but sad.