I had heard that the first Early Spider Orchids were already out at Samphire Ho so I decided to see if I could find any out in our local grasslands. I didn't have any immediate success so I wandered towards Kingsdown and stopped to look at the garden at Little Green. This is one of the nicest properties, about eighty years old with a roof of traditional Kent Peg Tiles it is an elegant house with a great garden and interesting lawn. I noticed various sticks and knitting needles in the grass, obviously marking something to be careful of when mowing or walking.

Walking back I couldn't resist a snap of this Fulmar that seemed to be playing on the up-draught at the top of the cliff just before Hope Point.
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I'd never seen one of these orchids before. Thanks!
There are quite a few orchid species in Kent (although comapred to warmer climes we don't have that many in the UK). I hope others will feature in the next few months!
The scientific name of this Orchid is Ophrys sphegodes. The genus Ophrys has about 217 species and occurs in Europe, N Africa and Asia Minor, they don't occur in the Americas.
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