Tag Archives: aude

A walk in the Aude

Posted on May 11, 2019 by Jon Dunn

It’s been a while since last I blogged, and it’s been a busy while at that. A time of hummingbirds and orchids, largely – mainly laying down foundations for new writing projects, but with the happy one year anniversary of … Continue reading →

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The Ophrys question

Posted on March 26, 2018 by Jon Dunn

When I set out to see all of Britain and Ireland’s orchid species in the course of researching Orchid Summer, seeing all of our native Ophrys orchids did not appear to offer an enormous challenge – we have, after all, just … Continue reading →

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Giant orchids in wintery France

Posted on March 14, 2018 by Jon Dunn

The first week of March, in rural France, feels like an unlikely time and place in which to be orchid-hunting. The village in which I’ve been staying is still firmly in thrall to winter, with chimneys spooling thin tendrils of … Continue reading →

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Orchid huntings in Dorset and the Aude

Posted on May 12, 2017 by Jon Dunn

After last year’s rainbow immersion into the world of British and Irish native orchids whilst researching my next book, it was always going to be hard to kick the orchid habit as the new flowering season began to unfold. I watched, … Continue reading →

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