Before my nights... Marsh Helleborines in Warks and some verges!

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I haven't updated for a few days due to the fact I've been on nights with the day job! Any way before my nights I nipped over the border to Warwickshire to photo the Marsh Helleborines at Ladywalk NR and in the previous days I surveyed a few road side verges in Rutland. The highlights included finding some more Pyramidal Orchids, good numbers of Knapweed Broomrapes and hopefully a couple of road side verges to be added as road side nature reserve due to the rich limestone flora!



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