Cowslips and orchids at Chettisham Meadow
Helen Moore and the Ely Local Group have made a record count of green-winged orchids
Helen Moore and the Ely Local Group have made a record count of green-winged orchids
A 'ridge-and-furrow' meadow with a spectacular show of orchids
One of our most familiar spring flowers, the cowslip brightens up ancient meadows and woodlands with its egg-yolk-yellow, nodding blooms.
As part of our annual monitoring, we get to experience the best that our reserves have to offer. This year we've seen some encouraging numbers for orchids.
Local lawn care expert and former head greenkeeper, Ian Stephens, loves grass and his work creating healthy, vibrant lawns at homes across Notts and Lincs. But Ian has long seen ‘beyond the green…
In the autumn the Trust will start management of a new reserve in Northamptonshire at Lilbourne Meadows
The Early purple orchid is one of the first orchids to pop up in spring. Look for its pinkish-purple flowers from April, when bluebells still carpet our woodland floors. Its leaves are dark green…
The Trust is marking five years of managing Trumpington Meadows nature reserve. From an Anglo Saxon settlement to research on the Maris Piper potato to a thriving community with wildlife at its…
This is probably the most widespread and commonest of the marsh orchids.
Five pretty meadows; very colourful from spring to summer.