Early Purple Orchids - Cressbrook Dale

A fine display of Early Purple Orchids in Cressbrook Dale, no sheep in there at the moment so they should be ok for another week or two.

Early Purple Orchid - Cressbrook Dale

Early Purple Orchid

With the weather remaining poor and temperatures low there are very few insects flying and the cold wind makes looking for bird life difficult but the Spring flowers are appearing with good numbers of Cowslips and both Mountain Pansy and the first Early Purple Orchids appearing on Bonsall Moor.

Early Purple Orchid