Waitby Greenriggs

A day off down into South Cumbria..

First stop Waitby Greenriggs. Initial disappointment as the first half of the reserve has been grazed flat by the Trust's ponies - it will be interesting to see how the flora develops next year, but after the bridge to the further part was home to many orchids. It was noticeably drier than usual, so the best flowers were down at the bottom of the embankment. 

|Lesser Butterfly Orchids.

Common Spotted-orchid; marsh helleborine and Bee Orchid.

Fly Orchids.

Large Skipper and Grizzled Skipper.

Common Blue.