British Orchids

I consider myself a a total novice to botany and pay a vague interest during periods where bird migration is low. I have listed the Orchids in the order shown in the Collins Complete guide to British Wild Flowers. The order may be adjusted when the Field guide to orchids of Great Britain is published in September 2020.

Fly Orchid ophrys insectifera

Yockletts Bank Kent 27th May 2020

Bee Orchid ophrys apifera

Wye Downs NR 10/06/2020

Early Spider Orchid ophrys sphegodes

Late Spider Orchid ophrys ?

Wye Downs NR 10/06/2020

Early Purple Orchid ophrys mascula

Park Gate Down Kent 27th May 2020

Man Orchid orchis anthropophorum

Lady Orchid orchis purpurea

Denge Woods 27th May 2020

Monkey Orchid orchis symia

Park Gate Down 27th May 2020

Burnt Orchid neotinea ustulata

Common Spotted Orchid dactylorhiza fuchsia

Denge Wood 27th May 2020

Heath Spotted Orchid dactylorhiza maculata

Early Marsh Orchid dactylorhiza incarnata

Southern Marsh Orchid dactylorhiza praetermissa

Sandwich Bay 10/06/2020

Northern Marsh Orchid dactylorhiza purpurella

Irish Marsh Orchid dactylorhiza majalis

Narrow Leaved Marsh Orchid dactylorhiza traunsteinerioides

Frog Orchid dactylorhiza viridis

Green Winged Orchid anacamptis morio

Park Gate Down 27th May 2020

Pyramidal Orchid anacamptis pyramidalis

Chalk Fragrant Orchid gymnadenia conopsea

Park Gate Down 27th May 2020

Common Twayblade neottia ovata

Denge Wood 27th May 2020

Park Gate Down 27th May 2020

Lesser Twayblade neottia cordata

Birds Nest Orchid neottia nidus-avis

Greater Butterfly Orchid plantanthera chlorantha

Yockletts Bank 27th May 2020

Lesser Butterfly Orchid plantanthera bifolia

Lizard Orchid himantoglossum hircinum

Sandwich Bay 10/06/2020

White Helleborine cephalanthera damasonium

Denge Wood 27th May 2020

Yockletts Bank 27th May 2020

Sword Leafed Helleborine cephalanthera longifolia

Red Helleborine cephalanthera rubra

Marsh Helleborine epipactis palustris

Broad Leafed Helleborine epipactis helleborine

Violet Helleborine epipactis purpurata

Narrow Lipped Helleborine epipactis leptochila

Dune Helleborine epipactis dunensis

Green Flowered Helleborine epipactis phyllanthes

Dark Red Helleborine epipactis atrorubens

Autumn Lady's-tresses spiranthes spiralis

Irish Lady's-tresses spiranthes romanzoffiana

Creeping Lady's-tresses goodyera repens

Small-white Orchid pseudorchis albida

Musk Orchid herminium mororchis

Bog Orchid hammarbya paludosa

Coralroot Orchid corallorrhiza trifida