The burnt tip orchid reqires old undisturbed alkaline pastures. Its gestation period underground is legendary. It is small, max height six inches. A difficult photographic subject, not least because of its affinity for an accretion of enthusiastic juvenile bovine associates. Accompanied by fragrant, frog, pramidal, common spotted, early purple and butterfly orchids. And masses of other plants of interest. Fleewort for example. These orchids were found in the Vale of Pewsey, North Wiltshire, UK, 1998.