Hundreds of rare bee orchids bloom in 'pollinator town' Midleton

Hundreds of specimens of a striking rare orchid have burst into flower on roadsides in one of Ireland’s first pollinator towns.
Hundreds of rare bee orchids bloom in 'pollinator town' Midleton

Joe McCarthy, East Cork Municipal District Officer, Cork County Council, and volunteer Rachel McCarthy, of the East Cork Biodiversity Networking Programme, inspecting bee orchids along a roadside verge in Midleton, Co Cork.
Joe McCarthy, East Cork Municipal District Officer, Cork County Council, and volunteer Rachel McCarthy, of the East Cork Biodiversity Networking Programme, inspecting bee orchids along a roadside verge in Midleton, Co Cork.

Hundreds of specimens of a striking rare orchid have burst into flower on roadsides in one of Ireland’s first pollinator towns.

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