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Chris Skinner and Matthew Gudgin explore the wildflower meadows at High Ash Farm, discussing the beauty of pyramidal orchids and the impact of recent weather on the ecosystem.

Send us Fan Mail On a breezy, showery mid-June morning at High Ash Farm, Chris Skinner and Matthew Gudgin walk through the magnificent wildflower meadows, now refreshed by welcome rain after weeks of drought. The pyramidal orchids are at their spectacular best — tall, vivid pink-purple spikes rising through oxeye daisies and yellow rattle — while Chris reflects on their long life cycles, chalk-loving habitat, and the extraordinary numbers appearing this year. They also admire viper’s bugloss ...

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Host: Chris Skinner

Guest: Matthew Gudgin

Topics covered

• wildflower meadows
• pyramidal orchids
• nature
• biodiversity
• environment

Keywords

• pyramidal orchids
• wildflower meadows
• nature walk
• biodiversity
• environmental education

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Pyramidal Splendour, Honey Fungus

Places: High Ash Farm

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