{"id":5701,"date":"2019-05-16T19:32:35","date_gmt":"2019-05-16T19:32:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/?p=5701"},"modified":"2019-10-06T19:34:58","modified_gmt":"2019-10-06T19:34:58","slug":"clarkes-pool-meadow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/?p=5701","title":{"rendered":"Clarke&#8217;s Pool Meadow"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5703\" src=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1050458.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1050458.jpg 800w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1050458-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1050458-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1050458-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1050458-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1050458-385x257.jpg 385w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Green-winged Orchids at Clarke&#8217;s Pool Meadow, Gloucestershire<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5706\" src=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/DSC7263.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/DSC7263.jpg 800w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/DSC7263-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/DSC7263-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/DSC7263-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/DSC7263-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/DSC7263-385x257.jpg 385w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A newly emerged Small Copper Butterfly<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5704\" src=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1050413.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1050413.jpg 800w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1050413-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1050413-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1050413-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1050413-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1050413-385x257.jpg 385w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Although somewhat variable in colour the &#8220;normal&#8221; Green-winged Orchid tends to be purple complete with green veining on the &#8220;wings&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5708\" src=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1050404.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1050404.jpg 800w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1050404-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1050404-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1050404-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1050404-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1050404-385x257.jpg 385w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A slightly paler version<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5710\" src=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1050406-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1050406-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1050406-1-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1050406-1-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1050406-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1050406-1-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1050406-1-385x257.jpg 385w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Note the green veining definitely one of the easier plants for the early Botanists to name.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5707 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1050401.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1050401.jpg 533w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1050401-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1050401-267x400.jpg 267w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1050401-400x600.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Orchid rich meadows tend to support numerous different species of Orchids. In flower at the same as the Green-winged Orchid the easily over-looked Common Twayblade.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5702\" src=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1050451.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1050451.jpg 800w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1050451-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1050451-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1050451-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1050451-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/P1050451-385x257.jpg 385w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Just a few more of the estimated 50,000 Green-winged Orchids to be seen at Clarke&#8217;s Pool Meadow. Unfortunately on this occasion the Adders tongue Fern escaped me. Perhaps not too surprising given the incredible variety of flora to be found.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Green-winged Orchids at Clarke&#8217;s Pool Meadow, Gloucestershire A newly emerged Small Copper Butterfly Although somewhat variable in colour the &#8220;normal&#8221; Green-winged Orchid tends to be purple complete with green veining on the &#8220;wings&#8221;. 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