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The lost orchids

Posted on October 21, 2017 by Jon Dunn

In the course of researching Orchid Summer I spent days immersed in the historical appearances orchids made in folklore and literature alike. Many enjoyed regional names every bit as colourful as the flowers themselves. Yet now, in parallel with the … 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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Early Spiders

Posted on May 2, 2016 by Jon Dunn

I’ve spent the last few weeks catching up with the vanguard of our native orchids – Early Purple sharing woodland floors with carpets of Bluebells and Primroses, Green-winged nosing up through the dew-spangled grass of water meadows, and Early Spider … Continue reading →

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The Only Way is Wessex

Posted on March 31, 2016 by Jon Dunn

I’m just back in the islands after a trip down to where wives were once sold at country fairs, a place of dark, lush woods and fields hanging over the edge of the English Channel. At least one of those descriptions is still … Continue reading →

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