It was good to see that the council had been out this past week cutting the footpaths which made for a more pleasant walk.
Last week we were horified to see that the footpath where we saw the Wild Orchids (over the border in Hertfordshire) had been also been cut but as the Orchids we spotted were growing right in the middle of the footpath they had obviously been cut too.
On closer inspection however of the rough area of grass between the footpath and the crops we noticed lots more Bee Orchids growing and this week we noticed even more. Unfortunately we got caught in quite a downpour whilst out so some of the photos are of slightly soggy flowers!
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Lovely pictures Karen. Lucky to find them so close to crops. Is the farmer organic?
I don't know if the farmer is organic. Some of the paths we walk along have signs on them saying that the farm has Entry Level Stewardship (Natural England, that the margins around the fields are there to attract and benefit the wildlife and that walker should stick to the paths and not walk on the margins.
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