Broad-Leaved Helleborine (Epipactis helleborine)
Medium/tall, often tinged purplish. Leaves broad elliptical, pointed, but sometimes almost rounded, alternating spirally up stem. Flowers very variable, greenish-yellow to purple-red, the lip appearing rounded because its point is curved back underneath, in one-sided stalked clusters; June-August.

One of our rarities and hard to spot. Look on southern edge of middle meadow, just right of road-end.

Spotters' score: 10

ref: p.296/3

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Broad-Leaved Helleborine