Springwatch visit to Ynyslas dunes
Post categories: Springwatch
| 17:03 UK time, Wednesday, 15 June 2011
Mike Bailey, Senior Reserve Manager, Dyfi - Countryside Council for Wales has just been in touch to tell us about a recent visit from Chris Packham and the Springwatch team who filmed wild orchids there on Tuesday.
Chris Packham visited Ynyslas dunes with a Â鶹Éç Springwatch camera crew yesterday to film some of site's renowned orchid populations.
Chris Packham by Juliet Reagan.
On a beautiful sunny morning Juliet Reagan, a local orchid enthusiast and myself we were able to lead Chris to the perfect spot to see and film some of the amazing variety of orchids at Ynyslas.
Chris Packham and crew filming. Image by Juliet Reagan.
This included a scarce deep red subspecies of Early Marsh orchid, large purple spikes of Southern Marsh orchid and the aptly named' Leopard spot' variety of the Southern Marsh.
We were also able to find a couple of the more elusive Bee orchid, a real floral gem that had the TV presenter waxing lyrical.
Chris Packham and orchids. Image by Juliet Reagan.
Mike Bailey said: It was great to see the programme giving the local flora some attention and Chris Packham's knowledge and enthusiasm for the subject was very impressive".
Thanks for the update Mike and nice to see some of the old crew I worked with for a few weeks back in 2009, still going strong! :)
Gull
Comment number 1.
At 16th Jun 2011, Seren wrote:Hello
You said in one of your Springwatch programmes this week that ospreys have bred for the first time in Wales this year. I do not agree with you because ospreys have been breeding in the RSPB Glaslyn Osprey project near Porthmadog since 2005 and I go there each year to watch them through the long lenses which the RSPB have installed at the viewing site.
Stella Buckley
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Comment number 2.
At 17th Jun 2011, gull wrote:Quite right Seren, do let them know on the Springwatch blog - /blogs/natureuk/2011/06/springwatch-2011-what-did-you.shtml
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