{"id":249486,"date":"2025-06-03T15:04:36","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T14:04:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-secret-society-trying-to-bring-elusive-orchid-back-from-extinction\/"},"modified":"2025-06-03T15:04:36","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T14:04:36","slug":"the-secret-society-trying-to-bring-elusive-orchid-back-from-extinction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-secret-society-trying-to-bring-elusive-orchid-back-from-extinction\/","title":{"rendered":"The secret society trying to bring elusive orchid back from extinction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/xtLyBQ9fSSc\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"The secret society trying to bring elusive orchid back from extinction\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xtLyBQ9fSSc\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s the flower that frustrated Charles Darwin.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe: https:\/\/bit.ly\/C4_News_Subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>He went to his grave unable to work out how to propagate the lady\u2019s slipper orchid and it was thought to be extinct from the UK countryside.<\/p>\n<p>But for decades a secret society has been protecting the last plant of this elusive species.<\/p>\n<p>Ruben Reuter has been to a carefully-guarded location here in Yorkshire for an exclusive look at Britain\u2019s rarest wildflower, which we can reveal is now back, growing in the wild.<\/p>\n<p>Producer Director and Camera: Tom Besley<br \/>\nProducer: Rachel Seifert<br \/>\nEditor: Tim Bentham<br \/>\nGraphics: Toby Beaugeard<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s the flower that frustrated Charles Darwin. 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