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I’ve often mused that the shrubbery in my local park seems a good spot for Epipactis. Well braving funny looks from my bemused fellow dog walkers I plunged into the bushes and found five Broad-leaved Helleborines! 🎉 There are a LOT more bushes to investigate! 👀#Wildflowerhour
Not great pics as just phone snaps & it was gloomy in the shade of the trees but I enjoyed a quiet moment watching this wasp pollinating Broad-leaved Helleborine. It had pollinia attached to its head & bashfully peeped at me from between the blooms! #wildflowerhour #wildorchids
Hawthorn in full bloom is a joy to behold! However, in #folklore May blossom is closely associated with death! To attract pollinators the flowers emit triethylamine which is one of the first chemicals produced when living tissue starts to decay. #wildflowerhour #folklorethursday
Fairytale Fly Agaric seen in the woods this week 🍄 #fungi 🍂#lovenature 🍁