As part of its work delivering habitat restoration in line with the government's Biodiversity Net Gain policy, Environment Bank manages a stretch of woodland near Ardingly. It was there that a ...

The early purple orchids were found in ancient woodlands near Ardingly. ... says it hopes that a rare orchid species found growing at its site in West Sussex will spread to neighbouring areas.

The early purple orchid (Orchis mascula) is found in many regions. As its name suggests, it’s one of the earliest to bloom. Photograph by Alberto Sobrino and Jorge Garrido Montejano.

n Early purple orchid, as its name suggests, is one of the first of our native orchids to bloom. Flowering at a similar time to bluebells, between early April and late May, ...