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Conservation in action
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Standing proud: the military orchid. The glades and chalk grassland of Homefield Wood
are home to a striking array of wild orchids. But it’s the
(KATE TITFORD) incredibly rare military orchid that’s the star. Thought to
have been extinct in Britain just decades ago, the Trust
6 Wildlife news / April 2017 has created the perfect conditions to nurture a handful of
plants into the hundreds seen today. Reserves Manager
Mark Vallance tells Ben Vanheems how it happened
