Bath Wildlife Sightings

Ophrys apifera (Bee Orchid), Widcombe, Bath, ST7564

Confirmed

Date first seen

Date last seen

12/06/2023

Frequency of Sighting

It’s growing in the garden

Species

Ophrys apifera Hudson - 1762 (Bee Orchid)

Evidence

Quantity

1

Locality

Widcombe

Habitat

Garden lawn

Environmental Conditions

SW facing unmown lawn

Grid Reference

Other Information

A new locality for this species. It has grown for a long time in the grounds of Beechen Cliff School - Rob Randall.

Recorded by

Emma Fisher

Identified by

Emma Fisher