Plants around Belfast Special

Bee Orchid

Birds may be thin on the ground at the moment but around Belfast there are some beautiful and rare plants to be found if you look hard enough. All these were found within ten miles of the City Centre!


One of Northern Irelands rarest flowers the Yellow Wort. They are scarce throughout Ireland but are known from only one site near Belfast in Northern Ireland

Marsh Orchid


Common Centuary


Common Spotted Orchid

Marsh Orchid Species with Six Spot-Burnet!


Common Spotted Orchid


Greater Butterfly Orchid


Bugle

Common Spotted Orchid


Common Twayblade

Yarrow

Heath Spotted Orchid



Special thanks to Tristan Reid and Walter Veale