Wild orchids of Sussex; Burnt Orchid, Orchis ustulata on the Sussex Downs today

 The weather was chilly, blustery and spitting with rain today on the Downs.
Nonetheless, of all the native orchids of Sussex, the Burnt Orchid, Orchis ustulata is one of the prettiest blooming on the Sussex Downs today

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