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Neotinea ustulata
This small orchid can be difficult to spot. Burnt-tip Orchid is a white orchid with a deep crimson peak – the “burnt tip” in question.
Plants grow from a tuber which is replaced each year and tend to grow in small clumps. Pale green leaves form a rosette from which a flower spike holding between 15-50 flowers emerges.
Burnt-tip Orchid is confined to a scattering of sites in southern England, especially the Wiltshire Downs. It is found in short, chalk downland turf, and occasionally strays into meadows.
Burnt-tip Orchid was once more common and its scarce population continues to decline. This decline is due to changes in agricultural practices.
John Glen MP, is currently working with us as a Species Champion to raise awareness of Burnt-tip Orchid and its causes of decline. Find out more about Species and Nature Champions here.
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