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Monkey business

Posted on October 6, 2018 by Jon Dunn

One of the highlights of the great orchid hunt I undertook in 2016 as part of my research for Orchid Summer was seeing the so-called missing link orchid in Kent – the hybrid orchid formed of a union between Man Orchid … 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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Bluebell time

Posted on May 3, 2017 by Jon Dunn

Here on my Shetland croft I have a few clumps of bluebells scattered around the place, at the foot of walls in damp nooks and corners. For all our days are getting much longer – it’s still light enough to … Continue reading →

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Lady, Man, Monkey and chimaera orchids

Posted on June 9, 2016 by Jon Dunn

It’s been quite a while since the last blog post – weeks filled with orchid hunting the length and breadth of Britain and Ireland, looking for plants of all species, collecting colourful photos and stories wherever I went. I’ve so … 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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