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Country life
and herbicides, it has disappeared from half of its
historical range and is now mostly confined to nature
reserves. You can see populations between late April
and June in the meadows around Newtown Harbour.
Pyramidal Orchid
The pyramidal orchid is the county flower of the
Isle of Wight. This orchid is easy to identify from the
bright pink, pyramid-shaped cluster of flowers on top
of the stem. Botanists did not appreciate the close
relationship between pyra