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Frog Orchid - Seilebost Machair

Seilebost, Isle of Harris, Outer Hebrides

Type:Flora and Fauna - Machair

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Frog Orchid © Laurie Campbell
  • Frog Orchid © Laurie Campbell
  • Early March Orchid © Laurie Campbell

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These orchids flower in June and July when the machair is at its best. The machair is a fertile grassland habitat found on the west coast of the Outer Hebrides where the calcium rich shell sand and centuries of traditional cultivation has led to the creation of a fertile soil.

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  3. Seilebost is a small crofting village on the coast road along the west side of Harris.

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  1. The Sound of Taransay lies between the main west coast of Harris and the beautiful island…

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  2. Traigh Seilebost is a beautiful sandy beach on the south side of Traigh Luskentyre.

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  3. Large Diving water bird present on the Harris coastline throughout the winter

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  5. Remains of chambered cairn

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  6. Standing stone overlooking the beach near the village of Horgabost .

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  7. Talla Na Mara sits opposite Niseaboist beach, famed for its views across the sound of…

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  8. The beach at Luskentyre is the largest and most spectacular of all the Harris beaches.

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  9. Small diving waterbird

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  10. Traigh Noisaboist (Nisabost) is a spectacular west coast beach with extensive views…

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  11. Translated from Gaelic, Talla na Mara means the Centre by the sea. Overlooking Niseabost…

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  12. I am an artist living and working on Harris.

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