Positioning and management of lichens

Advice on the positioning and management of lichens within existing and newly created habitats.

Please do not use lichens for dyeing - they are slow growing and many live in threatened environments. There are alternatives.

The implications for lichens of the spread of Chalara Dieback of Ash, a disease of ash trees caused by the fungus Chalara fraxinea, could be very serious.

BLS position statement on Beavers...