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D. fuchsii var. rhodochila? magenta
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As reported by the Campaign for Accountability of American Bases, the new perimeter security fence with razor wire around the US Spy Base at Menwith Hill, has been held up for nearly a year while an expert on orchids from the Royal Botanic Garden in Edinburgh (Dr Richard Bateman) inspected and assessed the flowers in bloom in a corner of the base and the proposed route of part of the fence. He had been contacted by Anne Lee (of the women's camp - see "peace activists stage 'save orchid' demo") who raised the issue of the preservation of the orchids and the MOD (on behalf of the Americans) agreed to reroute the fence-line so as to avoid damaging the orchid reserve. This site has always been known as an area which contained fauna and flora of special scientific interest - a wetland site.
The following pictures and descriptions (by Anne Lee) are of a few of these beautiful flowers.
Photographic examples of the orchids to be found in the Menwith Hill Orchid Reserve
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D. fuchsii var. rhodochila? magenta
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