Come autumn, come #bryophytes. Climacium dendroides on the shore of Loch of Lintrathen. #scottishwildlifetrust #scottishlichens #scottishbryophytes #riverwoods #biodiversity #noticing

#Mosses along farmland tracks near Aberdeen. Barbula convoluta, Bryum argenteum, Syntrichia ruralis and Didymodon fallax. Their colours and shapes are amazing.

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Metzgeria fruticulosa on a beech nearby. Note the gemmae at the leaf tips. This #liverwort seems to spread into NE Scotland as I am finding it more and more. #scottishlichens #scottishbryophytes #biodiversity #epiphytes #noticing

The #liverwort Metzgeria furcata on a tree near Banchory. Abundant male reproductive feature (the globose features on the lobes) that I never noticed before. Have the environmental conditions changed and are new genetic makeups required? #scottishlichens #scottishbryophytes #biodiversity #epiphytes

When you visit Muir of Dinnet NNR to prepare a guided walk and the mosses you're meant to talk about look like this ... An absolutely stunning landscape, bitterly cold, but the weather may need to change before that guided walk. #scottishlichens #scottishbryophytes #biodiversity #bryophytes #mosses

This is the recording of the talk on the importance of archaeological and historical monuments for #lichens and #bryophytes I did for the #ScottishWildlifeTrust. Always happy to collaborate on this theme.
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The slightly overhanging rock faces along the Vat Burn at Muir of Dinnet NNR are host to some characteristic lichen and moss species that I have not (or hardly ever) found further down Deeside. #scottishlichens #lichens #biodiveristy #scottishbryophytes #nature #geology

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.

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A quick visit to Garlogie Stonecircle yesterday to get ready for tonight's talk for the Scottish Wildlife Trust. The ringcairns in the centre are an introcate interplay between low boulders, gravel and soil and attract a wide range of mosses and liverworts. #scottishlichens #scottishbryophytes

I have thoroughly enjoyed watching this talk - complex topic for a newbie like me but Petra has excellent clarity of communication. #ScottishWildlifeTrust #scottishlichens #archaeology #geology #scottishbryophytes #historicscotland #lichenGB

In several parts of Muir of Dinnet NNR there are areas with aspen and each of these has less common lichen and bryophyte species on them. Last year Oliver Moore found the very rare Nyholmiella gymnostoma on one of these aspen. #scottishlichens #scottishbryophytes #mosses #lichens #biodiversity

#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.

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Due to weather, this moss walk at Muir of Dinnet NNR has been postponed until Saturday 1 February, 11 am to 1 pm. A few places have become available. Please contact the reserve manager directly (see email below) if you fancy coming. #scottishlichens #scottishbryophytes #biodiversity #mosses