Green-winged orchids on Bourne Farm, Salehurst
Introduction
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Green-winged orchids on Bourne Farm, Salehurst
Image: © Patrick Roper Taken: 15 May 2007
Some of the fields on this farm are very rich in wildflowers and often said to be like many meadows in the Britain of the past. Whatever the case these fields are today very unusual and green-winged orchids (Orchis morio) are becoming increasingly scarce and rarely seen in such numbers.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.005131
Longitude
0.514759