Cévennes and wild orchids

June is a good time to seek cooler climes in the Cévennes for those of us who live near Nîmes. From the Corniche des Cévennes to Florac, roadsides and woodland footpaths are a festival of wild orchids and flowering hay meadows unfold in many an open space. An immersion in the ingenuous charm of the area and plenty of invigorating fresh air!

An assortment of wild orchids

Left to right, top to bottom:

Dactylorhiza maculata - Dactylorhiza fuchsii - Orchis militaris - Platanthera bifolia and Ophrys insectifera - Anacamptis pyramidalis - Platanthera bifolia