Tuesday 7 May 2013


Early-purple Orchid  is now out.
 
Here is a list of locations compiled by Chris Boon that have had EPO`s in the past but not recorded recently. If you are close to these woods now is the time to enjoy the bluebells and have a good look round.
 
Sadly Cainhoe wood is no more...one of the last ancient woodlands to be felled and cleared in Beds.
Flitwick wood used to have an attractive white form of EPO, do go and look to see if it can be refound.
 
 

Wood
Tetrad       
Last    Date
Blackgrove Wood
SP93R
1950
Salford Wood
SP94F
1995
Holdot Wood
SP94K
1979
Marston Thrift
SP94Q
1953
Kempston Wood
SP94Y
1985
Hanger Wood
SP94Z
1987
Dungee Wood
SP95J
1993
Park Wood
SP95J
1993
Hardwick Spinney
SP95Q
1953
Salem Thrift
SP95V
1986
Barwick Wood
SP96Q
1981
Great Hayes Wood
SP96Q
1986
Flitwick Wood
TL03H
1988
Claphampark Wood
TL05L
1994
Lady Wood, Melchbourne
TL06H
1989
Keysoepark Wood
TL06L
1997
Cainhoepark Wood
TL13D
 1992*
Chicksands Wood
TL14A
1995
Waterloo Thorns
TL15V
1987
Cockaine Hatley Wood
TL25Q
1991

 

NB The tetrads given above are for location on Ordnance Survey maps. Several sites are in more than one tetrad and we need 6 0r 8 fig grid references for the orchid locations as we wish to plot the data at a resolution of 1km grid squares.

*Wood felled…old field edges still have large trees.

 


Chris has also updated the map for EPO showing the new adnoto records to date.
 
We look forward to a rush of records! Happy Hunting.
Graham