FredG Posted June 19, 2013 Report Share Posted June 19, 2013 These are a couple of photos of Dactylorhiza I took on a local site yesterday (18th June 2013). If you would like to see the other 79 orchid photos I took rthen they're available here:- http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=10620.0 It's a bit of a Dactylorfest 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredG Posted July 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 (edited) A site visit on 2nd July. This one was not local, It just happened to be close to where I was staying that day. http://www.srgc.net/...p?topic=10686.0 A local site visit on July 16th http://www.srgc.net/...p?topic=10738.0 Another local site, mixed orchids July 19th http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?board=27.0 Edited July 19, 2013 by FredG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treefella83 Posted July 3, 2013 Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 a grassy bank just up the road from me was covered with them but the council have cut the grass now big shame Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxima Posted July 4, 2013 Report Share Posted July 4, 2013 These are amazing! Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoLongFairWell Posted July 4, 2013 Report Share Posted July 4, 2013 a grassy bank just up the road from me was covered with them but the council have cut the grass now big shame What the hell can we do to stop the council doing this to orchid populations? They are protected after all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredG Posted July 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2013 People complain if the verges aren't cut. The council s can't win Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoLongFairWell Posted July 5, 2013 Report Share Posted July 5, 2013 But surely its illegal to cut down an endangered species? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoLongFairWell Posted July 5, 2013 Report Share Posted July 5, 2013 And besides all people do with verges are drive past them. It's not like they're going to sit down and have a fecking picnic on the side of the road or middle of a roundabout. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobile Posted July 5, 2013 Report Share Posted July 5, 2013 There's loads of them around here at the moment. Spotted this on in a cut-though the other day. It's different to the ones I usually see up here: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCurrell Posted July 5, 2013 Report Share Posted July 5, 2013 If i see any of these on verges near me i'm gonna take 'em rather than let them fall victim to some council workers strimmer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoLongFairWell Posted July 5, 2013 Report Share Posted July 5, 2013 Not sure of the legalities of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19Silverman93 Posted July 9, 2013 Report Share Posted July 9, 2013 Not sure of the legalities of that. something of a catch-22 about that really, if you dig them up and rescue them you're removing an endangered species, and if you stand by and let the council strim them, wouldn't that make you an accessory to their destruction of the same? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredG Posted July 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2013 If you remove the plants that is illegal. The council can do as they like, it's their land. http://www.plantlife.org.uk/about_us/faq/is_it_illegal_to_pick_common_wildflowers_in_the_countryside/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoLongFairWell Posted July 9, 2013 Report Share Posted July 9, 2013 It's a ridiculous law. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19Silverman93 Posted July 9, 2013 Report Share Posted July 9, 2013 I second Richard, the council aren't above the law, they're bound by it too, and if they have an endagered species growing on their grass verge surely they should be charged with it's protection? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredG Posted July 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2013 I think you'll find that the species of orchid you are refering to are not endangered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenofeden Posted July 10, 2013 Report Share Posted July 10, 2013 Some councils are quite good about trying to time cutting for flower rich verges, if you contact them. Remember that if the verges were not cut the orchids would disappear from being overgrown. Cutting probably removes the flowers but keeps the plant... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredG Posted July 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2013 A new site visit added to the second post 16th July Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredG Posted July 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2013 (edited) Another site added to the second post July 19th Edited July 19, 2013 by FredG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carnivine Posted July 20, 2013 Report Share Posted July 20, 2013 where near Mansfield are the orchids? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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