Christian Hindle@chrishindle
 Preston, England
Joined May 2009
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Pam McInnes@pam_mcinnes
Sep 13
#Wildflowerhour #MyFavouritePlant Difficult to choose just one, however I've chosen the beautiful Small White Orchid (Pseudorchis albida. I saw this rare diminutive plant for the first time back in June in North Yorkshire.
Small White Orchid (Pseudorchis albida)

ALT Small White Orchid (Pseudorchis albida)

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Steve Parsons 💙@StevePa46290725
Sep 13
I’ve posted my #favouriteplant elsewhere, but this seems a good time to post some of my favourite orchid pictures of 2026. Each one has a story, a trip or a memory.It seems like a long time until next spring. See ALT text. #wildflowerhour @wildflower_hour
Not enough room for both common and scientific names in the ALT text, so if you want the scientific names you’ll have to look them up. Top row: Early Spider-orchid, Green-winged Orchid, Sword-leaved Helleborine, Lesser Twayblade, Lady x Monkey hybrid, Bee Orchid, Man Orchid, Late Spider-orchid. Second row: Military Orchid, Bird’s-nest Orchid, Greater Butterfly-orchid, Early-purple Orchid, pale Heath Spotted-orchid, Heath Spotted-orchid, green Fly Orchid, Bee x Fly hybrid. Third row: pale Late Spider-orchid. Small-white Orchid, Early Marsh-orchid, Southern Marsh-orchid, Lesser Butterfly-orchid, Bog Orchid, Broad-leaved Helleborine, Musk Orchid. Bottom row: ‘Wasp Orchid’ (a form of Bee Orchid), Fen Orchid, Burnt Orchid, Lizard Orchid, Autumn Lady’s-tresses, Marsh Fragrant-orchid, Frog Orchid, Heath Fragrant-orchid.

ALT Not enough room for both common and scientific names in the ALT text, so if you want the scientific names you’ll have to look them up. Top row: Early Spider-orchid, Green-winged Orchid, Sword-leaved Helleborine, Lesser Twayblade, Lady x Monkey hybrid, Bee Orchid, Man Orchid, Late Spider-orchid. Second row: Military Orchid, Bird’s-nest Orchid, Greater Butterfly-orchid, Early-purple Orchid, pale Heath Spotted-orchid, Heath Spotted-orchid, green Fly Orchid, Bee x Fly hybrid. Third row: pale Late Spider-orchid. Small-white Orchid, Early Marsh-orchid, Southern Marsh-orchid, Lesser Butterfly-orchid, Bog Orchid, Broad-leaved Helleborine, Musk Orchid. Bottom row: ‘Wasp Orchid’ (a form of Bee Orchid), Fen Orchid, Burnt Orchid, Lizard Orchid, Autumn Lady’s-tresses, Marsh Fragrant-orchid, Frog Orchid, Heath Fragrant-orchid.

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Steve Parsons 💙@StevePa46290725
Aug 18
I haven’t seen many Autumn Lady’s-tresses (Spiranthes spiralis) so far this year, so I’m making the most of these, seen in South Wales at the weekend. 16/8/26 #orchid
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Jon Dunn 🇺🇦@dunnjons
Aug 3
Today was Blue Monday, in the very best of ways, with seven species of gentian seen in flower here in the French Alps with the @Mariposa_Nature tour I'm co-leading with @thenewgalaxy.
Snow Gentian (Gentiana nivalis) © Jon Dunn

ALT Snow Gentian (Gentiana nivalis) © Jon Dunn

Fringed Gentian (Gentianopsis ciliata) © Jon Dunn

ALT Fringed Gentian (Gentianopsis ciliata) © Jon Dunn

Willow Gentian (Gentiana asclepiadea) © Jon Dunn

ALT Willow Gentian (Gentiana asclepiadea) © Jon Dunn

Small-leaved Gentian (Gentiana brachyphylla) © Jon Dunn

ALT Small-leaved Gentian (Gentiana brachyphylla) © Jon Dunn

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Sylvatica@Botany2021
Aug 7
Sea Daffodils in full flower at Par Sands beach today in Cornwall. Pancratium maritimum
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RT @s4r4h_l: #TitliTuesday With a collection of my photos of the stunning Scotch Argus #butterflies seen in #Cumbria at the weekend, so cho…
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Dr Richard Bate
@thenewgalaxy
Aug 2
2/8/26 #France - Halfway through our Summer #Orchids of the #Alps tour and it has been a fine day botanising at altitude; many fine finds including Dactylorhiza viridis, Gentiana verna, Saxifraga oppositifolia and Soldanella alpina. Leading with @dunnjons
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AndyWyldes@AndyWyldes
Aug 1
Still catching up with my photos! A few weeks ago, I finally got to see English Swallowtails in their habitat at Hickling Broad in Norfolk. Such delicate but strong flyers! @savebutterflies @BC_Norfolk @UKButterflies @BedsNthantsBC
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Duncan Dine@duncan_dine
Aug 1
Something a bit different. Common Darter using the end of the Bean Pole wigwam I use to grow my Sweet Peas
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𝗗𝗮𝗻 𝗙𝗼𝘆@DFoyLiv
Jul 31
Wedge-lipped Orchids flowering at 1400m in Durmitor National Park, #Montenegro @EuropeanOrchids #botany #wildorchids #orchids #europeanorchids #durmitornationalpark
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Sarah L@s4r4h_l
Jul 30
#InsectThursday With those gorgeous common blues at #BrockholesNatureReserve yesterday. The females weren't quite as pretty as those at Arnside Knott last week, but more blue that usual. Due to heat maybe? @savebutterflies @Lancswildlife #butterflies #Lancashire
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Gary Flakes@flako1959
Jul 30
Reasonable numbers of The Dales ‘Yorkshire’ Scotch Argus on the wing today once the wind dropped. @savebutterflies @BC_Yorkshire
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Dr Richard Bate
@thenewgalaxy
Jul 29
28/7/26 #France - Ghost #Orchid (Epipogium aphyllum) and a trio of Vanilla #Orchids (Gymnadenia austriaca syn. Nigritella austriaca) resplendent in the French Alps. One of the most important pre-tour recces I have ever carried out, due to the heatwaves throughout the year
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Dr Richard Bate
@thenewgalaxy
Jul 29
29/7/26 #France - Our First Summer #Orchids of the French Alps tour has kicked off and we have already bagged our first rarity, this fantastic #helleborine Epipactis albensis (syn. Epipactis fibri) near the banks of the Rhône
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Janette@smurfett722
Jul 29
There was only one seen today, Bog Orchid in Cumbria. Oblong leaved Sundew looked splendid but very few flowers. 29/7/26
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Donna Rainey@donnarainey4
Jul 26
Irish lady's tresses orchids, Lough Mask, #Mayo. #wildflowerhour just starting to flower. Absent in my local meadows in Glenullin where the ground is now possibly too dry?
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𝗗𝗮𝗻 𝗙𝗼𝘆@DFoyLiv
Jul 27
Lake Skadar, Moraca Canyon, Biogradska Gora NP, breathtaking wilderness, the worlds 2nd NP after Yellowstone. Wallcreeper, Rock Thrush, Pygmy Cormorant, Dipper, Short-toed Eagle, Dalmatian Pelicans, Whiskered Terns, Squacco Herons...best of all BROWN #BEAR prints! #Montenegro
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David Carr@birdphotos007
Jul 26
Looks like the Gloucestershire Long-tailed Shrike tail feathers are coming through nicely...
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Donna Rainey@donnarainey4
Jul 26
Lesser bladderwort in a gorgeous bog. #wildflowerhour
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𝗗𝗮𝗻 𝗙𝗼𝘆@DFoyLiv
Jul 26
For this evenings #wildflowerhour Manchurian Monkshood, Sticky Sage, Martagon Lily & Herb Paris lining the ancient temperate rainforest floor at Biogradska Gora National Park, Montenegro.
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