24/6/09: Pyramidal Orchid in Bexleyheath

Several good finds this afternoon, of which the highlight was this single Pyramidal Orchid (Anacamptis pyramidalis) not far from the eastern end of the Broadway and Bexley Council's Offices. It's a frequent to locally common species in the south of England, but is normally found in calcareous grassland rather than the sandy soil in this area. It may have come in with imported soil.