On the way back home from Wales, Tom enjoyed a quick stop off at Kenfig NNR, near Bridgend, for a rest stop.
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| Meadow thistles in the dune slacks of Kenfig. |
On entering the dune slacks there were plenty of marsh helleborines coming into flower, with some just in leaf, most in bud and a few in flower. They were notably squatter in stature compared to the Waitby Greenriggs helleborines.
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| Marsh helleborines coming into flower- just the basal flowers of a few individuals were in bloom. |
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| Marsh helleborine. |
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| Marsh helleborine. |
As well as the plentiful marsh helleborines there was a wide variety of 'common' orchids including common twayblade (in the wooded verges), common spotted-orchid (very sparse) and southern marsh-orchid along with numerous hybrids.
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| Common twayblade, common spotted-orchid, southern marsh-orchid and Dact. x grandis. |
Far less common, is the fen orchid- the jewel in Kenfig's crown. It seems they've had a very good year, despite local environmental drought, with many flowering plants and young-non flowering individuals.
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| Fen orchid var. ovata. |
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| Fen orchid var. ovata. |
Towards the dunes there was also plenty of the spectacular viper's bugloss.
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| Viper's bugloss. |
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| Small mining bee sp. yet to be identified. |
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