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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