Orchids extracted

Monday 01 February 1993 00:02 GMT
Comments

More than 2,000 wild orchids have been saved from being bulldozed under an extension of the M3 in Hampshire. Countryside rangers dug up each one by hand from a bank at Shawford Down, near Winchester, Hampshire, and transplanted them to a safe part of the down.

Join our commenting forum

Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies

Comments

Thank you for registering

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in