page_title: Nature Reserves in Nailsea
section_title: Netcott’s Meadow
hierarchical_section_title: Nature Reserves in Nailsea / Netcott’s Meadow
caption_attribution_description: English: Bee Orchid (Ophrys apifera) at Netcott's Meadow near Nailsea, UK
context_page_description: There are several nature reserves in the surroundings of Nailsea, North Somerset, England, which is located at 51°25′55″N 2°45′49″W.
context_section_description: Netcott’s Meadow is a small area of damp grassland to the North of Backwell Lake (ST476695). It was managed by the Avon Wildlife Trust  but owned privately. It is no longer accessible to the public. It has abundant wild flowers best seen in early June. Several species of orchids grow here, including the Common spotted orchid (Dactylorhiza fuchsii), Southern Marsh Orchid (Dactylorhiza praetermissa) and Green-winged Orchid (Orchis morio), and in some years there are many Bee Orchids (Ophrys apifera), although these may be absent at other times. Yellow Rattle (Rhinanthus minor) also grows here, a plant that is parasitic on various grasses and other plants, which has seeds that rattle when shaken, as its name implies.
caption: Bee orchids at Netcott's Meadow, June 2000
exif: {"Image Make": "Canon", "Image Model": "MP610 series", "Image Orientation": "Horizontal (normal)", "Image XResolution": "300", "Image YResolution": "300", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Inch", "Image Software": "MP Navigator EX 1.0", "Image DateTime": "2011:02:17 09:17:34", "Image YCbCrPositioning": "Centered", "Image ExifOffset": "210", "Thumbnail Compression": "JPEG (old-style)", "Thumbnail Orientation": "Horizontal (normal)", "Thumbnail XResolution": "300", "Thumbnail YResolution": "300", "Thumbnail ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Inch", "Thumbnail JPEGInterchangeFormat": "450", "Thumbnail JPEGInterchangeFormatLength": "5659", "EXIF ExifVersion": "0221", "EXIF DateTimeDigitized": "2011:02:17 09:17:34", "EXIF ComponentsConfiguration": "YCbCr", "EXIF FlashPixVersion": "0100", "EXIF ColorSpace": "sRGB", "EXIF ExifImageWidth": "1180", "EXIF ExifImageLength": "1776", "EXIF FileSource": "Reflection Print Scanner", "EXIF WhiteBalance": "Auto"}