Headend Quarry can now be regarded as the last reliable site for Frog orchids in North Cumbria. There were over 75 recorded in 1987, but numbers have dwindled. This year appears to have been a decent year for them and earlier in the week we found over 20 flowering spikes. Their position is very vulnerable to trampling and their numbers could be increased by better management of the site, as areas where they have been previously seen are now overgrown. Perhaps their position, where they are vulnerable to trampling, may be a blessing in disguise?
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| The quarry grassland... |
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| Searching for Frogs.... |
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| Sucess...and below... |
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| View from the top.... |
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| ...and in the evening. |
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