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Scottish Lichens
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Lichens and bryophytes and their ecology. Distance learning courses, in-person training, guided walks, surveys, writing, consultancy.

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#Churchyard #lichens at Kirkton of Tealing, #Angus. Many species indicating #sandstone and more nutrient-rich conditions. Flavoparmelia caperata on the northern edge of its range. Miriquidica leucophaea standing out as a #bioindicator of acidic #rock.

#scottishlichens #cemeterywildlifewatch #fungi
Candelariella vitellina. Flavoparmelia caperata. Lecanora muralis. Miriquidica leucophaea.
September 29, 2026 at 10:58 AM
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Hypogymnia tubulosa and Physcia tenella on a cone at the @wtscotsocial.bsky.social reserve #Moncreiiffe Hill.

Want to learn to identify these species? The distance learning #course #Lichens on #Trees starts Monday 28 September.

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#fungi #wilderness #autumn
September 23, 2026 at 3:58 PM
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The next start date for the four week Field Studies Council course Discovering #Lichens is 6 October. The #webinars tend to be particularly enriching.

#scottishlichens #britishlichensociety #lichenfriends #fungifriends #naturalhistory #biodiversity

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Discovering Lichens - Online
This beginner online course will introduce you to lichens how they reproduce, how they can indicate levels of air pollution, and much more.
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September 23, 2026 at 10:30 AM
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#scottishlichens #lichenlovers #fungilovers #scottishfungi #britishlichensociety #lichensonstone #churchyards #biodiversity #history #archaeology #geology #stcyrusnnr #naturescot #rock
Telling time
Earlier this month I found myself in the kirkyard at St. Cyrus NNR giving a guided lichen walk. For a moment, we closed our eyes and listened intently. Waves washed ashore and corvids and gulls bus…
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September 18, 2026 at 3:16 PM
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Punctelia jeckeri on a parkland #tree in #Abernethy, #Perth and Kinross, more or less the northern edge of its range.

The next start date for the #course #Lichens on Trees is Monday 28 September.

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#scottishlichens #lichenfriends #fungifriends #lichensontrees
September 16, 2026 at 7:54 AM
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South Ythsie #stone_circle in #Aberdeenshire. #Lichens can tell us about the #geology of the #rock, but also about nutrient enrichment as a result of #air_pollution. #Bird perching indicators are also very common on stone circles.

#scottishlichens #britishlichensociety #archaeology #fungi #nature
Candellariella coralliza. https://scottishlichens.co.uk/candelariella-coralliza/ Candelariella vitellina https://scottishlichens.co.uk/candelariella-vitellina-f-vitellina/ Lecanora muralis https://scottishlichens.co.uk/lecanora-muralis/
September 11, 2026 at 8:58 AM
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#scottishlichens #lichens #britishlichensociety #lichenfriends #fungifriends #natural_history #biodiversity #archaeology #scottisharchaeology #scotland #hillfort #aberdeenshire #geology #scottishgeology
A commanding view: hillforts through the lens of lichens and bryophytes
Looking from the hillfort at Barmekin of Echt to the hillfort at Mither Tap A ‘commanding view’ is the phrase the RCAHMS uses in their book In the Shadow of Bennachie to describe the hillforts of D…
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September 8, 2026 at 12:43 PM
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Cetraria sepincola near Finzean (Aberdeenshire), one of the species that has its main distribution in and around the #Cairngorms.

#scottishlichens #britishlichensociety #biologicalrecording #iRecord #lichenfriends #lichen #fungi #fungifriends
September 6, 2026 at 1:56 PM
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#scottishlichens #lichens #lichenfriends #fungifriends #biodiversity #churchyardbiodiversity #CemeteryWildlifeWatch #iRecord #nature #geology #scottishgeology #aberdeenshire #archaeology #scottisharchaeology
Churchyard lichens along the Don
Xanthoparmelia mougeotii, Parmelia sulcata and Melanelixia fuliginosa on a gravestone in Monymusk (VC92) Late last summer I decided to learn more about churchyard lichens so I visited a few a stone…
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September 3, 2026 at 3:54 PM
petravergunst.bsky.social
#Lichen season is around the corner. Why not set yourself the challenge to learn more about them? The next start date for the distance learning #course Lichens on #Trees is 28 September.

#scottishlichens #britishlichens #biodiversity #nature #fungilovers #lichenlovers #epiphytes #natural_history
Lichens on Trees (distance learning course)
Learn about what lichens are, how they function and their response to air pollution and climate change.
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August 30, 2026 at 1:39 PM
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The new distance learning #course #Lichens on Stone will start in November. Come and join me for an exploration of lichens in #churchyards, on #archaeology and on stone monuments in the #heritage landscape.

#lichenfriends #scottishlichens #fungifriends #biodiversity #distancelearning
Lichens on Stone (distance learning course)
This self-paced distance learning course delves into the world of the lichens that encrust stone momuments.
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August 25, 2026 at 12:32 PM
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The medieval hospital of Soutra Aisle in East Lothian covered in #lichens. Tephromela atra, Lecanora sulphurea, Lecanora rupicola, Protoblastenia rupestris, Verrucaria nigrescens.

#scottishlichens #lichenfriends #fungifriends #historicscotland #biodiversity
August 7, 2026 at 10:15 AM
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Phlyctis argena on sycamore.

The next intake of the distance learning course Lichens on Trees will start Monday 31 August 2026.

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#lichens #scottishlichens #lichenfriends #fungi #fungifriends
July 16, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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The next start date for the distance learning #course #Lichens on #Trees is Monday 31 August.

#scottishlichens #biodiversity #nature #lichenfriends #fungifriends #lichenology #fungi #lichensontrees
Lichens on Trees distance learning course
Learn about what lichens are, how they function and their response to air pollution and climate change.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
July 1, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Evernia prunastri on a rowan at Millstone Hill at #Bennachie. The interaction between #lichens and #trees is discussed in the course Lichens on Trees.

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#scottishlichens #lichensontrees #fungifriends #lichenfriends #lichenology #biodiversity #fungi
February 25, 2026 at 12:58 PM
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The next start date for the distance learning course #Lichens on Trees is 16 February. Early Bird tickets available.

#scottishlichens #lichensontrees #fungifriends #lichenfriends #lichenology #fungi #nature #biodiversity

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Lichens on Trees distance learning course
Join our fun online course to dive into the world of lichens living on trees and learn cool ID tricks!
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January 19, 2026 at 5:00 PM
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The #lichen Melanohalea exasperatula on an ornamental tree at #DrumCastleNTS in NE Scotland. This species seems to be heading north as I am increasingly finding Melanohalea species locally. Global warming?

#scottishlichens #lichensontrees #epiphytes #lichens #biodiversity #climatechange #NTS
January 13, 2026 at 10:03 AM
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Saturday 24 January at 11 am I'll be giving a guided moss walk through the birch and pinewoodlands of Muir of Dinnet NNR. See the link below for tickets.

#scottishlichens #scottishbryophytes #caledonianpinewood #moss #bryophytes #muirofdinnet #nature #biodiversity

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January 12, 2026 at 11:08 AM
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Nice to find Cliostomum griffithii on rough bark at Balgavies Loch, a species I have not seen in a while. Rough barked trees has a very distinctive lichen flora that is well worth exploring.

#epiphytes #scottishlichens #lichensontrees #scottishwildlifetrust #nature #biodiversity #lichens
January 11, 2026 at 3:36 PM
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I’ve just released deets for a new wetland ID course, with a special emphasis on lowland fens! 😍🌱

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Reading the Landscape: An Introduction to Wetland & Fen Identification
LIVE COURSE: Tuesday 6th January 12:00 - 13:00 Beginner - Intermediate level  This one-hour introductory course explores key topics designed to make wetland identification clearer and more accessible....
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December 29, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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The lichen Placynthium nigrum, the best I've ever seen. Found on limestone, both worked and natural. The blue colour is where the fungal hyphae have grown out without alga, making this an easy ID #lichen #lichenGBI
A crust of the black lichen Placynthium nigrum upon which are many black fruits or apothecia. It is surrounded by a blue edge, where the fungi has grown out without the alga present in the rest of the lichen. A lichen of limestone, both worked and natural.
December 29, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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#Riverwoods or #riparian woodland, should be see it as #dispersal corridors, #refugia or does it unique #habitat in its own right? Some reflections from the perspective of #lichens and #bryophytes.

#scottishlichens #scottishbryophytes #mosses #liverworts #lichens #biodiversity #nature #RiverDee
Riverwoods: dispersal corridors or refuges?
Winter is often the time when I stay close to home and explore the burn that runs behind my garden. Ten or so years ago a fish ladder was installed just a few hundred yards downstream to allow salm…
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December 29, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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This is really exciting news. Gight Wood is rich in #lichens and #bryophytes and the adjacent wood will extend the habitat, providing connectivity with surrounding woods.

#scottishlichens
scotwildlife.bsky.social Scottish Wildlife Trust @scotwildlife.bsky.social · Dec 11
EXCITING NEWS! We have acquired the 43ha Badiebath Wood in North East Scotland 🌳

However, we need your help in turning this non-native conifer plantation into a thriving woodland for our iconic wildlife.

Head over to our website to find out more 👇

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A close up of bluebells in flower. A view over a narrow river from a broadleaf woodland made up of ferns and foxgloves. There are conifer trees in the background. A close up of a young badger ambling through grass.
December 11, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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#Mosses along farmland tracks near Aberdeen. Barbula convoluta, Bryum argenteum, Syntrichia ruralis and Didymodon fallax. Their colours and shapes are amazing.

#scottishbryophytes #scottishlichens #noticing #biodiversity
November 21, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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#scottishlichens #noticing #nature #lichens #trees #NTS #biodiversity
Lichens and the trees they grow on
On a cold winter’s day the veteran oak trees in the Old Wood of Drum (National Trust for Scotland) in Aberdeenshire look magnificent. Bared of all leaves, the lichens that cover trunks and branches…
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November 20, 2025 at 6:18 PM