Sunday, 30 May 2021
Friday, 28 May 2021
Adventures in Orchidaceae pt 3 .. Outer Hebrides ..
Other highlights of our Outer Hebrides road trip, will be documented elsewhere. However, in keeping with the "Adventures in Orch' .. " series, our only orchid species encounter on the Western Isles, was with the heath-spotted orchid (Dactylorhiza Maculata). First seen on the moorland of South Uist at Loch Druidebeg. Then seen again at Callanais II, and the unnamed stone circle at NB304230 via the B8011 on the Isle of Lewis.
Unfortunately, we failed to find any other species of orchid on the two week trip, although a couple of orchid rosettes were noted on a road verge at Shawbost, but I failed to photograph them for posterity.
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| Heath-spotted orchids, Loch Druidebeg, South Uist |
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| Callanais II |
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| Heath-spotted orchids, Callanais II |
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| Stone circle at at NB304230 Uig, Isle of Lewis |