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Cucklington
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Cucklington
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Quarry Plantation Quarry Plantation from the Maperton to Silver Knap road
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Hillside by Fairfield Hillside by Fairfield on West street between Yarlington and Woolston
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A303 lay-by with a difference. Travel along the A303 as it passes through the chalk country of East Somerset/North Dorset/South Wiltshire/North Hampshire in late June/early July, and in a number of places you may see the roadside banks dotted with the strong pink of Pyramidal Orchids (Anacamptis pyramidalis). Primarily a plant of chalk and other calcium rich soils (coastal dunes are another favoured location), it is often an early coloniser of bare soil, with large populations building up. This particular bank is conveniently sited at a lay-by, enabling close inspection of the "colony", which here runs into the hundreds. The discarded tyre sits rather incongruously among them. Although not obvious from this photo (but see 1362132), there is also a Bee Orchid (Ophrys apifera) here - one or two can be found here in most years. Interestingly, on the opposite side of the carriageway at this point, there is a large patch of Common Spotted Orchids (Dactylorhiza fuchsii), obvious when passing from the paler shade of pink, which are absent from this site - the Pyramidal Orchids favour the drier, sun baked, south facing bank shown here, whereas the Common Spotted Orchids prefer the slightly cooler and shadier conditions found on the other side of the road.
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Holbrook Manor & Spa.

Holbrook Manor & Spa.

3 out of 5
Castle Cary Road Wincanton England
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Hunters Lodge Inn

Hunters Lodge Inn

3 out of 5
Leigh Common Wincanton England
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George Hotel

George Hotel

4 out of 5
Market Place Frome England
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WILLOW RIDGE - a large country house with 3 rental rooms

WILLOW RIDGE - a large country house with 3 rental rooms

2.5 out of 5
Featherbed Ln Bristol England
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Greyfield Farm Cottages

Greyfield Farm Cottages

4 out of 5
The Gug BS39 6YQ Bristol England
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Lime Kiln

Lime Kiln

2 out of 5
Warren Farm Charterhouse Blagdon Bristol England
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