A citizen science project to study when and where orchids bloom around the UK has already revealed 200 new flowering locations for particular species.
Members of the public are submitting and identifying orchid photos, and also annotating historical specimens.
Called Orchid Observers, the initiative aims to measure the effect of warming, and other environmental changes, on the distribution of 29 different orchids.
Reports have already been received from more than 1,500 locations.
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