I was so excited yesterday ! :o)))

That must have been a lovely surprise, clever of you to know what they were.

Hywel, that is the very opposite of "sad" ! I remember the first time I saw an orchid like this growing in a woodland area in Fife as I was on a long country walk all by myself! The only sad thing about it was not having anyone to share it with! Thanks for sharing your moment with us!

~ brilliant Hywel ~ haven't seen any this year yet, but our are slightly different Marsh orchids I think?~ fingers crossed!

What a fantastic sight.You must have been over the moon Hywel.Not sad at all !

You were to be excited Hywel, such a pretty flower. Hedgerows just don't seem to have as many wild flowers these days, best I've seen recently are pink Campion.

i'm excited seeing your photos, these are fantastic plants. I know where we have the green twayblades in a local area I must keep my eye open for them.

Great photos Hywel, what's to be sad about....lol

I thought you might be sad because : "When the flowers are just opened the scent is usually sweet, like honey, but soon smells strongly of tom-cat's urine," Who on earth comes up with these descriptions? Who sniffs Tom-cat's urine to make the comparison?

lol Wagger, I couldn't stoop so low...:o)

Nor me - would do my back in! LOL

What a find for you, lovely pictures, bet it made your day!

I really appreciate wild flowers and looking at these pictures, thanks for sharing them, regards Waheeda

These are lovely Hywel. Wagger your reply gave me the giggles, it reminded me of a time we went for a chinese meal and we tried a chinese liqueur called Mow Tae and one of the group said it tasted like licking a pigs back , as I`ve never licked a pigs back I couldn`t comment, I couldn`t anyway as I was choking with laughter.

Hywel bet you where so pleased to see them, grear blog and photo.

I`m always on the lookout for wild flowers on my woodland walks with Perry. I`ll keep my eyes open for the orchid though I doubt I`ll see one locally. :o(

Interesting blog, Hywel. I wouldn't have known what this was if I had seen one. Thanks for enlightening me. I keep meaning to get a book on wild flowers.

I work with tropical orchids that have amazing flowers but I still get a thrill when I find our native orchids growing wild.I hope to find some next week when I'm on holiday. Lovely pictures Hywel.

Stroller, I can just picture the scene - hope you recovered enough to finish your meal, lol.

Lovely blog Hywel,when in Wales last week I saw lots of wild flowers but not this one, thanks for sharing your photo`s. Btw I also heard a cuckoo whilst there, first time in years and I was over the moon.....

Thank you for all your comments. I don't know what it smelled like.
I don't know if it grows in the north Lincslass. I live about 100 miles from Conwy.

Beautiful!

The only reason to be sad would have been if you had forgotten the camera. Another pleasant wander round your part of Wales. Thank you for sharing it with us.

I have them growing along the stream. When using the brush cutter I always give them a wide berth and I never, ever use weedkiller on the wild sections as each year more truly wild orchids appear.

Bumble bees, stag beetles, etc. love the unkempt areas and a couple of years ago, an old willow came down and in the rotting remains I found a hermit beetle which are rare even here.

Are nt they just beautiful great find Hywel is just what the bees need wild flowers.

Iv never seen these Orchids Hywel your so lucky to have im so jealous their Gorgeous :)

Thanks everyone. It was so exciting to find them :o)
Expat how wonderful you must have felt to find the hermit beatle. It must have been a great moment for you.

that's nice to see that, we had a lot in my local park, but they never came up last year..let's hope they keep growing. :o)

Shame they haven't come back. I hope they do next year.

How pretty they are Hywel, no wonder you were excited:-)

Lovely blog, as always, Hywel,am so pleased you shared with us all :~))x

Great photos in this blog, Hywel! I've never seen a wild Orchid in the UK but I did see some once when I lived in Spain. They were black & looked like black bumble bees! I was very impressed! Besides they were flowering in the baking sun in August I think close to the river but in soil baked hard by the sun. I was amazed as I thought they only ever grew in humid climates. I can still see them in my mind's eye as I write this!

I used to see some on one walk Henry and I do - but the farmer strimmed the banks - I do hope they survived, Hywel, as I totally understand how you felt!

I've always though wild flowers some of the prettiest, lovely photos Hywel

Thank you for all your comments. :o)))

And there they are! very exciting to see them, such a lovely colour! thx Hywel:)

yw :)