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Native British orchids are not usually much competition to the large spectacular tropical varieties - until you get a magnifying glass on to them, and you begin to appreciate what they have to offer. Common Spotted Orchid - Dactylorhiza fuchsii  Early Purple Orchid - Orchis mascula  Autumn Lady's Tresses Orchid - Spiranthes spiralis We have no experts amongst us - and please correct us if we are wrong... - but we think that the orchids we have include the Early Purple orchid, Orchis mascula (see here & here), the Common Spotted orchid, Dactylorhiza fuchsii (here & here), and the Autumn Lady's Tresses orchid, Spiranthes spiralis (here & here), each with a number of plants scattered across the churchyard.  Common Spotted Orchid 4 - Dactylorhiza fuchsii  Common Spotted Orchid 2- Dactylorhiza fuchsii  Common Spotted Orchid 3 - Dactylorhiza fuchsii  Common Spotted Orchid 5 - Dactylorhiza fuchsii There is some background information available on David Lang's Britain's Orchids interactive website, a helpful BBC article and interview, and also further material on Wikipedia.  Early Purple Orchid 2 - Orchis mascula  Early Purple Orchid 3 - Orchis mascula  Autumn Lady's Tresses Orchid 2 - Spiranthes spiralis |
