
Early Marsh Orchid Dactylorhiza incarnata ssp coccinea
Early Marsh Orchid Dactylorhiza incarnata ssp coccinea showing distinctive red flowers and stocky low habit

Orchid diagram with labels
Orchid diagram with hand written labels. line drawing with colour wash

Single flower of Early Marsh orchid Dactylorhiza incarnata ssp coccinea
Close up of one flower showing reflexed sides of labellum and red colour

Cretan orchid Cephalanthera cucullata
Cretan orchid Cephalanthera cucullata. Illustration from The Hidden Universe: Adventures in Biodiversity by Alexandre Antonelli

Cycnoches guttulatum orchid with Euglossa cybelia orchid bee
Cycnoches guttulatum orchid with species specific pollinator Euglossa cybelia orchid bee. Illustration from The Hidden Universe: Adventures in Biodiversity by Alexandre Antonelli

Jersey orchid Anacamptis laxiflora
Jersey orchid Anacamptis laxiflora close up showing the top of the flowering spike, with three flowers.

Coastal Hay Meadow in Devon
Coastal Hay Meadow in Devon (Bentham). Illustration shows idealised grassland scene with insects, birds, and wild flowers one would hope to see in a well managed coastal hay meadow.

White helleborine Cephalanthera damasonium
White helleborine Cephalanthera damasonium

Southern Marsh Orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa
Southern Marsh Orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa

Pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis
Pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis

Diagram of a Pollinia
Diagram of a Pollinia and within an orchid flower

Marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris
Marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris growing in grass

Heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata
Heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata with pale flowers and showing long spotted leaves

Green winged orchid Anacamptis morio
Green winged orchid Anacamptis morio

Early purple orchid Orchis mascula
Early purple orchid Orchis mascula with purple flowers and spotted leaves

Common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii
Common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii with spotted leaves and flowers on show

Birds nest orchid Neottia nidus-avis
Birds nest orchid Neottia nidus-avis flowering spike

Bee orchid Ophrys apifera
Bee orchid Ophrys apifera entire plant with flowers

Common lizard Lacerta vivpara in field
Common lizard Lacerta vivipara in field with grasses buttercup and orchids

Three stages of successionin a fen landscape
Three views of fenland with increasignly complex networks of inter dependent species, culminating in a rich landscape with wild flowers, a hobby hunting dragonfly, and heacy with insect life

Ancient woodland landscape with bluebells and moths
Landscape showing an ancient oak woodland with oak trees which were last pollarded years ago, the under storey is carpeted with bluebells, the trees are hung with lichen, and there are moths in the foreground settled on a patch of wild spring flowers

Ancient oak woodland landscape with bullfinch, orange tip, and wild spring flowers
Old oak woodland with bullfinch, woodpecker, badger, orange tip butterfly, vole, and ground beetle in amongst the plants growing on the forest floor below the spreading oaks