Some standout Fly x Bee orchids, amongst the numerous Fly orchids and scattered Bee orchids. Rather disturbingly someone has ‘removed’ one of the more prominent hybrids. Stroud Commons #Gloucestershire #wildflowerhour ⁦BSBI: Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland⁩ ⁦Wild Orchids UK & Ireland⁩

18/5/24 Cumbria - For some reason I’m particularly taken with the Lesser Twayblades (Neottia cordata) this year. Just a few centimetres tall, these inconspicuous #orchids are easily overlooked and rarely command the sort of attention that showier species do #wildflowerhour

At least 30

Bee Orchids (Ophrys apifera ) pushing through between the grass and buttercups on the verges outside a car showroom #lancashire #wildflowerhour @bsbibotany ⁦Wild Orchids UK & Ireland⁩

Sweet Cicely (Myrrhis odorata) #carrotsandpeas
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Sanicle (Sanicula europaea) #carrotsandpeas
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Hemlock Water-dropwort (Oenanthe crocata) #carrotsandpeas
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Early Marsh, Southern Marsh and Bee orchids seen on the #lancashire dunes today #wildflowerhour
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Fly , Early-Purple and Lesser Twayblade orchids seen in #Cumbria this past week #wildflowerhour
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Common Vetch (Vicia sativa)
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Red Clover (Trifolium pratense) #carrotsandpeas
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Horseshoe vetch (Hippocrepis comosa) #carrotsandpeas
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Kidney vetch (Anthyllis vulneraria) #lancashire #carrotsandpeas #lancashire #wildflowerhour BSBI: Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland⁩

Correction it should be Red Campion - Silene dioica

You’re right it should be Silene dioica

What a joyous surprise. Wasn’t expecting to see this on the roadside in #lancashire Bird’s Nest Orchid (Neottia nidus-avis)
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This one can easily be missed in the woods amongst all the greater stitchwort. Wood Stitchwort (Stellaria nemorum)
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Another one in the dunes. Sea Mouse-ear (Cerastium diffusum)
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Sea Campion (Silene uniflora) flowers do stand out on the dunes.
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You really have to get close to the ground to see the tiny flowers of Thyme-leaved Sandwort (Arenaria serpyllifolia)
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