Botanical Trip to Wales Part 2 - 22nd June 2016
I hope you enjoyed Part 1. If you missed it please scroll down to the previous blog. Day 2 started off pouring with rain, no surprise so far this year then, even in the usually drier Kent it's been extremely wet this year. Having caught up on time, it gave me the opportunity to visit Cae Blaen-dyffryn, a stunning orchid filled meadow managed by Plantlife Cymru. On arrival, it was raining heavy drizzle, which made photography difficult, but I'd give it my best. Togged up in full waterproof and waterproof walking boots I entered the meadow. I knew there would be Lesser and Greater Butterfly Orchids here, but these have gone over in Kent and I wasn't sure if there'd be any to see here. However, I was pleasantly surprised to find literally hundreds of them in full flower, albeit soaked, in this meadow. Lesser Butterfly Orchids are quite scarce in Kent, but here, almost every other one was a Lesser form. They look quite similar to each other, but t