Out & About …

… on the North York Moors, or wherever I happen to be.

Tag: Dactylorhiza fuchsii

  • Dovedale

    Dovedale

    In the south of the Moors. It’s been over eighteen months since I was last here. The rich grassland of Dovedale is part of the National Trust’s Bridestones property. Prior to 2015, the dale was heavily infested with bracken, but since then the Trust has carried out annual cutting, by hand usually in two sessions.…

  • Common spotted orchid

    Common spotted orchid

    Out litter picking after a hot weekend and came across this orchid. The name suggests it may be common but finding it growing in abundance in an abandoned quarry well used as a playground by BMX bikers is heartening. Open Space Web-Map builder Code