Southern marsh orchid
This is probably the most widespread and commonest of the marsh orchids.
Water vole by Terry Whittaker/2020VISION
This is probably the most widespread and commonest of the marsh orchids.
Set up a ‘nectar café’ by planting flowers for pollinating insects like bees and butterflies
Grow all sorts of vegetables and flowers up this cool wigwam!
An easily overlooked orchid, the Common twayblade is yellow-green and less showy than other UK orchids. Look for it in woodlands and grasslands on chalky soils, in particular.
Can you tick off any of these?
The spotted ray is one of the smallest species of skate, growing to only 80 cm.
The Greater butterfly-orchid is a tall orchid of hay meadows, grasslands and ancient woodlands. It has whitish-green flowers that have spreading petals and sepals - a bit like the wings of a…