With a fishing boat in, another visit to Maryport was required - Langoustine for tea again thanks to the Chelaris! Anyway a chance for a meander and catch up with how the orchids are doing. The Northern Marsh are over but the Common Spotted-orchids are just coming out. Plenty of hybrid Northern Marsh x Common Spotted-orchids. There are hundreds of Pyramidal Orchids and a few Bee orchids left that are just on their last legs. The Broomrapes - Common and Purple are both out as were a few Small Blue Butterflies. The whole assemblage was beautiful...a few general pictures to start with - specific species follow in the next blog.....
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| Behind the marina. |
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| Colour - Kidney Vetch with some kind of Hawkbit, a few Tufted Vetch and Red Clover - grasses in seed. |
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| Common Spotted-orchids. |
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| Pyramidal Orchids and below... |
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| Bloody Crane's-bill. |
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| Dog-rose. |
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