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Orchid Surveys

Orchid Surveys

Each year volunteers count the orchids at Durlston as part of the long-term monitoring of this site.  Some of the results are found below

Total Number of Orchids Counted: 1999 - 2022
Year

Early Spider

Early Purple

Green Winged

Bee

Common Spotted

Southern Marsh

Pyramidal

Autumn Lady's Tresses

2022 4082 1076 1495 Not counted Not counted Not counted Not counted  
2021 1403 658 1714 Not counted Not counted Not counted Not counted  
2020 Not counted Not counted Not counted Not counted Not counted Not counted Not counted  
2019 2843 3487 1198 102 1857 229 97  
2018 739 2110 366 37 3140 240 101  
2017 992 2129 655 Not
counted
Not counted Not counted Not counted Not counted
2016 1142 1433 172 Not
counted
414 Not counted Not counted Not counted
2015 318 1371 496 Not
counted
309 106 Not
counted
Not
counted
2014 893 374 771 148 199 Not
counted
34 Not
counted
2013 26 500 167 Not
counted
Not
counted
Not
counted
Not
counted
Not counted
2012 647 910 383 Not
counted
Not
counted
Not
counted
Not
counted
Not
counted

2011

381

2357

978

Not
counted

Not counted

Not counted

Not
counted

Not counted

2010

1470

2843

1401

29

3450

Not counted

Not
counted

Not
counted

2009

1000

Not counted

Not counted

Not
counted

Not counted

Not
counted

Not
counted

Not
counted

2008

Not counted

Not counted

Not counted

Not
counted

Not
counted

Not
counted

Not
counted

Not
counted

2007

Not counted

Not counted

Not counted

Not
counted

Not counted

Not
counted

Not
counted

Not
counted

2006

Not counted

Not counted

Not counted

Not
counted

Not counted

Not
counted

Not
counted

Not
counted

2005

379

3843

725

10

223

Not
counted

829

Not
counted

2004

647

1738

658

32

78

Not
counted

3267

Not
counted

2003

929

1569

347

Not 
counted

46**

Not 
counted

Not 
counted

Not
counted

2002

592

1425

733

502

607

10

Not 
counted

Not
counted

2001

269*

343*

498*

575

393

68

12,644

513

2000

492

445

414

523

335

10

Not 
counted

Not
counted

1999

81

304

104

143

63

20

Not 
counted

20

* Only half of area surveyed due to foot and mouth restrictions.
** Too late in season - impossible to count in long grass.

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