Very close to Ninewells wood there is a very small field or paddock which this year has hundreds, probably thousands of orchids in it.
There are two species, one is Twayblade which has green flowers so does not add much to the visual spectacle.
The other is a Marsh Orchid, there are various species and they all interbreed so I am not committing to an exact name. They vary in colour from almost pure white through to pink.
They look really spectacular and what is significant is that a field on the other side of the little lane, so it is literally 5 yards away has no orchids. This most likely indicates some difference in the way the two fields have been managed in the past. I suspect the orchid field has been managed in the same way for hundreds of years. The photo below is another part of the same field.
I took lots of photos as you do so here are a couple more.
Last one
That’s it. Well almost, there is a brilliant web site where you can check out different flowers and fungi and animals but here is a link to it which will take you to Marsh orchids and then you can decide for yourself which ones these are..
http://www.aphotoflora.com/mon_dactylorhiza_praetermissa_southern_marsh_orchid.html
Ninewells Wood 
Very interesting about the two fields. Orchids seem to have a mind of their own and particularly choosy about where they grow. Perhaps this is part of their fascination. Amelia
Yes and sometimes I have seen large numbers in one place and then the following year virtually none.