12th June, 2015 South Downs near Hassocks

We had a wander on the South Downs this evening to see what orchids we could find.

Twayblade Several thousand
Early Purple 2 gone over
Fragrant Orchid c20 just beginning to come out into flower
Spotted Orchid Several hundred
White Hellebone Orchid c12
Greater Butterfly Orchid c80
Fly Orchid 6

Fly Orchid, one of my personal favorites

Greater Butterfly Orchid with Twayblades in the background

Greater Butterfly Orchid - another favorite of mine.

White Hellebone Orchids