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.
