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Gardening fans can see rare plants at old mine

17:06:20 4th June 2010

Gardening fans can enjoy a flower spectacle if they visit the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds' (RSPB) Hodbarrow Nature Reserve, near Millom.

Guests can see orchids, such as the Bee orchid, at their blooming best in June. The Bee Orchid is one of the best known orchids in the UK.

The flowers resemble a fat bumblebee and have three erect pink sepals, each marked with three green veins.

More than 270 species of plants have grown on the site, which used to be an iron-ore mine until 1968, and rare butterflies are attracted by them.

Dave Blackledge, the warden, said: "Nature is amazingly resilient, and a wonderful variety of wild plants and animals can be seen re-colonising these old industrial areas."

The RSPB purchased the site in 1987 and has been protecting its diverse range of wildlife.

There is open access to the reserve for everyone and visitors could also see terns and warblers singing from the scrubland.

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