The rough banks in the north of the reserve have a typical limestone grassland flora including wild thyme, common rock-rose and early-purple orchid.

Orchis mascula, the early-purple orchid, is a species of flowering plant in the orchid family, Orchidaceae.

Early-purple Orchid (Orchis mascula), another geophyte, is found under the lighter shade of sparser woodland cover in Grass Wood.

Bluebell, Yellow Archangel, Wood Anemone, Moschatel, Early-purple Orchid and Ramsons (wood garlic).

If you prefer woods to fields, then head to the nearby Pwll-y-Wrach Nature Reserve, Talgarth (Brecknock Wildlife Trust) where you’ll find swathes of Bluebell and Early-purple Orchids on the higher, dryer ground.

The hay fields are dominated by common bent, Agrostis capillaris, and sweet vernal-grass, Anthoxanthum odoratum, and support a diversity of forbs, among which globe-flower, Trollius europaeus, and marsh-marigold, Caltha palustris, are well represented, with early-purple orchid, Orchis mascula, among the species present in the wetter areas.

The grasslands are dotted with the Orchis Mascula.

Early-purple Orchid (Orchis mascula), another geophyte, is found under the lighter shade of sparser woodland cover in Grass Wood.

The Early Purple Orchid (Orchis mascula) has an association with species of Armillaria, some might find it strange that a delicate plant like an Orchid could have a symbiotic relationship with a known parasitical fungi.

Hybrids between the Pyramidal Orchid and the Early Purple Orchid (Orchis mascula), found in Cumbria (UK) in 1997, proved short-lived because of the highly divergent genomic lineages of the parents.

This little group was growing at the edge of the golf course at Gilling. 9/5/99 Early Purple Orchid, Orchis mascula Early Purple Orchids are still fairly common on unimproved limestone grassland and in old woodland, again mainly on lime.

The dominant grass species are False Oat-grass, Arrhenatherum elatius, and Common Bent, Agrostis capillaris, but a variety of herbs are present, including extensive patches dominated by three orchids, Northern Marsh, Dactylorhiza purpurella, Common Spotted, D. fuchsii, and Early Purple, Orchis mascula.

Look carefully and you may even see the beautiful 'early purple orchid'.

Look out for the woodruff early in the year and early purple orchids.

This is littered with tranquil paths and early purple orchids.

Woodland plants include early purple orchid, herb paris and wayfaring tree.

In the spring the wood has magnificent flowers, including yellow primroses, violets and the early purple orchid.

These include early purple orchid and Gagea pratensis.

This is a cool, shady haven, containing many different tree species and is a valuable site for early purple orchids.

Nonetheless, early purple orchids are frequently seen and the rare fragrant agrimony grows beside the rides.

One of the first species to flower is the early purple orchid which, although not particularly common in Scotland, can sometimes be seen in our woodlands.

The woodland floor is extremely rich in springtime flowers, such as primrose, bluebell and early purple orchid.

The reserve covers three acres of the valley and is home to early purple orchids and broadleaved cotton grass.

In spring, there is an extraordinary number of orchids, mostly elder-flowered orchid and early purple orchid.

Other flowers present are those expected in such woodland being wood anemone, early purple orchid, ramsons and dog-violet.

Woodland flora also includes lesser periwinkle, bluebell, yellow archangel and early purple orchid.

A herb rich grassland including early purple orchid (Orchis mascula) now surrounds the tower.

Locally growing west Cumbrian wild plants include the greater butterfly orchid, early purple orchid and yellow rattle.

In the steeper coombes, on the slopes that the Wiltshiremen call “cliffs”, the grass is dotted with cowslips and early purple orchids.

Early purple orchid (Orchis mascula)

A preserved area with black alder swamp forest (containing ramsons, iris pseudacorus and early purple orchid) is located here.

Early Purple Orchids occur in several places and Tenby Daffodils have become naturalised here.

Here the hillside was bright with Cowslips, Elder-flowered and Early Purple Orchids.

The woodland floor is dominated with bluebell and dogs mercury during the spring with many places containing early purple orchid and town-hall clock.

On the site are two types of orchid - the Early Purple Orchid, and the Man Orchid.

The woodland consists mainly of oak and has patches of wood sorrel, yellow archangel and early purple orchid at ground level.

There are large areas of bluebell, wood anemone, dog violet, primrose, yellow archangel, ramsons, sanicle and early purple orchid.

The grasslands are dotted with the Orchis Mascula.

Early-purple Orchid (Orchis mascula), another geophyte, is found under the lighter shade of sparser woodland cover in Grass Wood.

The Early Purple Orchid (Orchis mascula) has an association with species of Armillaria, some might find it strange that a delicate plant like an Orchid could have a symbiotic relationship with a known parasitical fungi.

Hybrids between the Pyramidal Orchid and the Early Purple Orchid (Orchis mascula), found in Cumbria (UK) in 1997, proved short-lived because of the highly divergent genomic lineages of the parents.

This little group was growing at the edge of the golf course at Gilling. 9/5/99 Early Purple Orchid, Orchis mascula Early Purple Orchids are still fairly common on unimproved limestone grassland and in old woodland, again mainly on lime.

The dominant grass species are False Oat-grass, Arrhenatherum elatius, and Common Bent, Agrostis capillaris, but a variety of herbs are present, including extensive patches dominated by three orchids, Northern Marsh, Dactylorhiza purpurella, Common Spotted, D. fuchsii, and Early Purple, Orchis mascula.