A Southern Marsh Orchid starts to flower in early summer. A robust orchid that is common in England and wales south of the Humber divide.


A Southern Marsh Orchid starts to flower in early summer. A robust orchid that is common in England and wales south of the Humber divide. They favour fens, marshes, dunes and water meadows.


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Location: Llandonna Bay, Anglesey, Wales
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves / Alamy / Afripics
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