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Scottish Lichens @petravergunst.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

#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

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Scottish Lichens @petravergunst.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

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. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1992912458... #fungi #wilderness #autumn

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Scottish Lichens @petravergunst.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

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. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1992912458... #scottishlichens #lichenfriends #fungifriends #lichensontrees

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Scottish Lichens @petravergunst.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

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/

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Scottish Lichens @petravergunst.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

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

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Scottish Lichens @petravergunst.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

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

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Scottish Lichens @petravergunst.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Phlyctis argena on sycamore. The next intake of the distance learning course Lichens on Trees will start Monday 31 August 2026. scottishlichens.co.uk/2026/07/16/l... #lichens #scottishlichens #lichenfriends #fungi #fungifriends

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Scottish Lichens @petravergunst.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Evernia prunastri on a rowan at Millstone Hill at #Bennachie. The interaction between #lichens and #trees is discussed in the course Lichens on Trees. scottishlichens.co.uk/lichens-on-t... #scottishlichens #lichensontrees #fungifriends #lichenfriends #lichenology #biodiversity #fungi

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Scottish Lichens @petravergunst.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

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

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Scottish Lichens @petravergunst.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

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 www.facebook.com/events/17665...

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Scottish Lichens @petravergunst.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

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

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Sylvia Davidson @sylviad.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

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.

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Scottish Lichens @petravergunst.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

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

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Scottish Lichens @petravergunst.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

#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

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Scottish Wildlife Trust @scotwildlife.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

BREAKING NEWS! The Scottish Wildlife Trust has acquired a 7,618ha estate in the Highlands. Read the full story: buff.ly/3QD6hBu #WorldWildlifeDay

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Scottish Lichens @petravergunst.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

I've been following #CemeteryWildlifeWatch for years and even though I have been recording lichens and mosses in churchyards I would never find any ladybirds. @persmiseth.bsky.social suggested to look under under overhangs and I found these two in my local graveyard. #scottishlichens #biodiversity

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Scottish Lichens @petravergunst.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

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

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Scottish Lichens @petravergunst.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

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

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Alliance for Scotland's Rainforest @asrainforest.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

Did you know that #ScotlandsRainforest is particularly important for bryophytes? This is an umbrella term for mosses, liverworts and hornworts, simple plants that are studied together because they have a lot in common. 📖 more ➡️ savingscotlandsrainforest.org.uk/wildlife/bry...

savingscotlandsrainforest.org.uk

Mosses and liverworts of Scotland's rainforest — Alliance for Scotland’s Rainforest

You’ll find mosses and liverworts growing in lots of different locations, even in big cities. But it’s in the rainforest that these plants really come into their own.

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Chris Cant @chriscant.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

There's always a wow moment when arriving on the west coast of Scotland as there's usually lots of Lobaria pulmonaria and Ricasolia virens to be found on trees, rocks and walls. #LichenGBI

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Scottish Lichens @petravergunst.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

Lochside trees at Loch Insh NNR. Intrigued by hawthorn scrub in which the branches are a cloud of #lichens, while the trunks have a thick cover of #bryophytes. The loch provides humidity, with the trunks being most humid and the domain of mosses. #scottishlichens #riverwoods #lichenGBI #biodiversity

Hawthorn scrub on the edge of the loch with moss clad trunks and larger branches surrounded by smaller branches and twigs that were the domain of lichens. #microclimate at work. This pattern was clearly visible all around the loch.

A close up of one of the larger branches. The mosses Hylocomium splendens and Hypnum jutlandicum with some of the lichen Parmelia sulcata woven through. An unexpected cover as this is a community of acidic bark and hawthorn tends to be nutrient-rich.

A close up of a twig with a dense community of the lichens Evernia prinastri, Hypogymnia physodes, Parmelia sulcata and some Usnea woven through. Again, very much what I would have expected on acidic bark.

Intrigued by the lochside trees that will sometimes be leaning in the water and sometimes be on dry land. There is a specific community of bryophytes that have specialised in this habitat.

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Scottish Lichens @petravergunst.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Creag Meagaidh NNR, Scottish Highlands. Alnus glutinosa - Fraxinus excelsior - Lysimachia nemorum alderwood. Both the burn and the root nodules of #alder generate a degree of natural eutrophication that is reflected in the #bryophyte flora. #scottishlichens #riverwoods #biodiversity #bryophytes

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Greenwings Wildlife Holidays @greenwingstours.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

It is nice to look back sometimes. This quartet of images come from 2014 & the launch year of our exclusive butterfly tour of the Eastern French Pyrenees. We can't wait to get back there with our guests again! 🦋 Names on photos, other than the first, which is the unmistakable Violet Copper.

Violet Copper in 2014, from the unique and exclusive Greenwings butterfly tour of the Eastern French Pyrenees.

Spanish Festoon in 2014, from the unique and exclusive Greenwings butterfly tour of the Eastern French Pyrenees.

Spanis Fritillary in 2014, from the unique and exclusive Greenwings butterfly tour of the Eastern French Pyrenees.

Provence Orange-tips in 2014, from the unique and exclusive Greenwings butterfly tour of the Eastern French Pyrenees.

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Graham Featherstone @mothman60.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

Baeomyces rufus is common beside our moorland streams here in VC62.

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Scottish Lichens @petravergunst.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Within birch and pine woodland, aspen provides welcome #lichen diversity as its bark is basic rather than acidic. Ramalina species are common, but there was also some nice Physconia and a crustose Lecanora species covered in the black dots of a lichenicolous lichen. #scottishlichens #lichenGBI

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Scottish Lichens @petravergunst.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

This group in Cumbria is among the most active lichen and bryophyte groups in Britain. I am deeply impressed by the amount of species they're recording and the number of less common species they find. #lichenGBI #scottishlichens #biodiversity

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Scottish Lichens @petravergunst.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

This is inspiring work by Craig and the BLS Strathclyde Lichen Group. Depending on the habitat 30 lichen species for a monad can be quite a challenge. Reedbeds and grassland are usually not where one would look for lichens first.

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Scottish Lichens @petravergunst.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Pinhead #lichens on a conifer snag in Maryculter Woods - most likely Chaenotheca brunneola (pale) and Calicium viride (greenish). These tend to be dead wood specialists that are more commonly found in central and eastern Scotland. #scottishlichens #lichenGBI #deadwood #biodiversity

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Cairngorms Connect @cairngormsconnect.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Over the last five years the team at WildLand Cairngorms has tracked the movements of raptors in this landscape. They can see that these birds have travelled extensively – with some Golden Eagles being tracked as far as the Inner Hebrides! bit.ly/TreasureAndC... @cairngormsnews.bsky.social

A close up map showing most of Scotland, with blue, red, green, and brown lines zigzagging across the map - mainly overlapping over the Cairngorms.

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Scottish Lichens @petravergunst.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

The Cetraria sepincola in Maryculter Woods is still hanging on. Quite literally, as this #lichen species prefers to grow on the most brittle of birch twigs that often snap when you try to have a look at it. Not finding the species that often. #scottishlichens #lichenGBI #biodiversity

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Scottish Lichens @petravergunst.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

The rock marking the boundary of the #Cairngorms close to Dinnet sums up the geological and lichen story of upper Deeside pretty well as it contain indicators of upland conditions, acidic and metal-rich rock, and nutrient-rich conditions. #scottishlichens #lichensGBI #lichens #biodiversity #geology

Xanthoparmelia mougeotii with large soralia on the thallus. This is a species that prefers acidic rock (granite) in upland conditions,

This rock contains quartz, a type of rock that is too hard to host many lichen species. Typical of Acarospora smaragdula is that its squamules often are slotted in lines and here it seems to follow a natural crack in the rock. The yellow apothecia will be of Caloplaca holocarpa, a species that likes more basic conditions and is often found on buildings.

Again Caloplaca holocara, but this time with the yellow Xanthoria parietina alongside it. Both are indicators of nutrient-rich conditions. It is rather confusing to find them on upland rock. Could it be the influence of the adjacent road?

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Boatbirder @boatbirder.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

Finding Water Rails anywhere in Aberdeenshire 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿can be quite challenging. However, out with the RSPB Aberdeen & District Local Group today at Girdleness, we popped over to St. Fittick’s Park where two birds put on a real show for the group #UKBirding #RSPB #BirdingScotland

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