Strathclyde Lichen Group field meeting

Location: Knapps Loch near Kilmalcolm

Date: 29th July 2025

Time: 10 am start, aiming to finish by 3pm

Meet: We will meet at the larger of the two laybys (the one with the snack van) off the A761 just before Kilmalcolm if you are coming from Bridge of Weir.

The grid reference is NS362681, What three words is ///mouth.brilliant.qualifier

Details: A packed lunch and drinks should be brought with you along with suitable clothing for the weather. The paths are in a good condition but can be muddy and there are some slopes.

The site is a mixture of farmland with many old dry stone dykes and some planted mixed woodland. There are also areas of exposed rock in the higher parts of the wood. We will survey monads NS3668 and NS3768 which have very few existing records.

There are no facilities at Knapps Loch but Bridge of Weir and Kilmalcolm have cafes and shops.

Can you let us know if you are coming by e mailing Paisleylichens@gmail.com

We may discuss car sharing once we know who is coming.

Basics Lichen Microscopy on Zoom

Date: Monday 1st December 2025

Time: 19.00 to 20.30 (approx)

Frequency: zoom meetings are usually every month - check events listing for dates

Details

This ‘Basics’ microscopy group on Zoom is an informal support group held each month, open to anyone who has recently started to study lichens using microscopy. We meet to share a few photos or short presentations, and to discuss techniques and the interpretation of what we have been looking at under the microscope.

Participants will already have both a dissecting microscope and a high-powered compound microscope with magnification to at least x400. You will know how to use your microscopes and will already have had a go at cutting lichen sections, even if with only limited success.  You may have already taken part in an introductory ‘live’ microscopy course.

The main aim of the sessions is to ask questions, to gain confidence, to get better at cutting sections and to understand what you see.
If you haven’t shared photos in a Zoom session before, don’t be put off, we can help you with that.

Contact: To join this session, or for more information, contact Di Napier (Warwickshire): 
zoom-microscopy@britishlichensociety.org.uk

Lots of useful information about lichen microscopy can be found on the BLS website page “Microscope Work”: 

https://britishlichensociety.org.uk/learning/microscope-work 

The two links on that page to information about cutting sections, written by John Skinner and Mark Powell, will be particularly useful.

Basics Lichen Microscopy on Zoom

Date: Monday 3rd November 2025

Time: 19.00 to 20.30 (approx)

Frequency: zoom meetings are usually every month - check events listing for dates

Details

This ‘Basics’ microscopy group on Zoom is an informal support group held each month, open to anyone who has recently started to study lichens using microscopy. We meet to share a few photos or short presentations, and to discuss techniques and the interpretation of what we have been looking at under the microscope.

Participants will already have both a dissecting microscope and a high-powered compound microscope with magnification to at least x400. You will know how to use your microscopes and will already have had a go at cutting lichen sections, even if with only limited success.  You may have already taken part in an introductory ‘live’ microscopy course.

The main aim of the sessions is to ask questions, to gain confidence, to get better at cutting sections and to understand what you see.
If you haven’t shared photos in a Zoom session before, don’t be put off, we can help you with that.

Contact: To join this session, or for more information, contact Di Napier (Warwickshire): 
zoom-microscopy@britishlichensociety.org.uk

Lots of useful information about lichen microscopy can be found on the BLS website page “Microscope Work”: 

https://britishlichensociety.org.uk/learning/microscope-work 

The two links on that page to information about cutting sections, written by John Skinner and Mark Powell, will be particularly useful.

Basics Lichen Microscopy on Zoom

Date: Monday 6th October 2025

Time: 19.00 to 20.30 (approx)

Frequency: zoom meetings are usually every month - check events listing for dates

Details

This ‘Basics’ microscopy group on Zoom is an informal support group held each month, open to anyone who has recently started to study lichens using microscopy. We meet to share a few photos or short presentations, and to discuss techniques and the interpretation of what we have been looking at under the microscope.

Participants will already have both a dissecting microscope and a high-powered compound microscope with magnification to at least x400. You will know how to use your microscopes and will already have had a go at cutting lichen sections, even if with only limited success.  You may have already taken part in an introductory ‘live’ microscopy course.

The main aim of the sessions is to ask questions, to gain confidence, to get better at cutting sections and to understand what you see.
If you haven’t shared photos in a Zoom session before, don’t be put off, we can help you with that.

Contact: To join this session, or for more information, contact Di Napier (Warwickshire): 
zoom-microscopy@britishlichensociety.org.uk

Lots of useful information about lichen microscopy can be found on the BLS website page “Microscope Work”: 

https://britishlichensociety.org.uk/learning/microscope-work 

The two links on that page to information about cutting sections, written by John Skinner and Mark Powell, will be particularly useful.

Basics Lichen Microscopy on Zoom

Date: Monday 8th September 2025

Time: 19.00 to 20.30 (approx)

Frequency: zoom meetings are usually every month - check events listing for dates

Details

This ‘Basics’ microscopy group on Zoom is an informal support group held each month, open to anyone who has recently started to study lichens using microscopy. We meet to share a few photos or short presentations, and to discuss techniques and the interpretation of what we have been looking at under the microscope.

Participants will already have both a dissecting microscope and a high-powered compound microscope with magnification to at least x400. You will know how to use your microscopes and will already have had a go at cutting lichen sections, even if with only limited success.  You may have already taken part in an introductory ‘live’ microscopy course.

The main aim of the sessions is to ask questions, to gain confidence, to get better at cutting sections and to understand what you see.
If you haven’t shared photos in a Zoom session before, don’t be put off, we can help you with that.

Contact: To join this session, or for more information, contact Di Napier (Warwickshire): 
zoom-microscopy@britishlichensociety.org.uk

Lots of useful information about lichen microscopy can be found on the BLS website page “Microscope Work”: 

https://britishlichensociety.org.uk/learning/microscope-work 

The two links on that page to information about cutting sections, written by John Skinner and Mark Powell, will be particularly useful.

Basics Lichen Microscopy on Zoom

Date: Monday 28th July 2025 

Time: 19.00 to 20.30 (approx)

Frequency: zoom meetings are usually every month - check events listing for dates

Details

This ‘Basics’ microscopy group on Zoom is an informal support group held each month, open to anyone who has recently started to study lichens using microscopy. We meet to share a few photos or short presentations, and to discuss techniques and the interpretation of what we have been looking at under the microscope.

Participants will already have both a dissecting microscope and a high-powered compound microscope with magnification to at least x400. You will know how to use your microscopes and will already have had a go at cutting lichen sections, even if with only limited success.  You may have already taken part in an introductory ‘live’ microscopy course.

The main aim of the sessions is to ask questions, to gain confidence, to get better at cutting sections and to understand what you see.
If you haven’t shared photos in a Zoom session before, don’t be put off, we can help you with that.

Contact: To join this session, or for more information, contact Di Napier (Warwickshire): 
zoom-microscopy@britishlichensociety.org.uk

Lots of useful information about lichen microscopy can be found on the BLS website page “Microscope Work”: 

https://britishlichensociety.org.uk/learning/microscope-work 

The two links on that page to information about cutting sections, written by John Skinner and Mark Powell, will be particularly useful.

Wednesday morning Zoom Lichen Chat and Improvement Group (LCIG)

This is a friendly informal group that meets on Zoom to hear talks and discussions about lichen. It welcomes all levels of lichen expertise from beginners to experts.

The group meets every fortnight from October on a Wednesday morning from 10am to noon.

If this isn't a good time for you, there's also Tuesday evening from 7-9 pm.

Read more here:

 https://britishlichensociety.org.uk/online-zoom

Tuesday Evening Zoom Lichen Chat and Improvement Group (LCIG)

This is a friendly informal group that meets on Zoom to hear talks and discussions about lichen. It welcomes all levels of lichen expertise from beginners to experts.

From October the group meets every fortnight on Tuesday evenings from 7pm -9pm.

If this isn't a good time for you, there's also Wednesday mornings from 10am to noon every fortnight.

Read more here:

 https://britishlichensociety.org.uk/online-zoom

Wednesday morning Zoom Lichen Chat and Improvement Group (LCIG)

This is a friendly informal group that meets on Zoom to hear talks and discussions about lichen. It welcomes all levels of lichen expertise from beginners to experts.

The group meets every fortnight from October on a Wednesday morning from 10am to noon.

If this isn't a good time for you, there's also Tuesday evening from 7-9 pm.

Read more here:

 https://britishlichensociety.org.uk/online-zoom

Tuesday Evening Zoom Lichen Chat and Improvement Group (LCIG)

This is a friendly informal group that meets on Zoom to hear talks and discussions about lichen. It welcomes all levels of lichen expertise from beginners to experts.

From October the group meets every fortnight on Tuesday evenings from 7pm -9pm.

If this isn't a good time for you, there's also Wednesday mornings from 10am to noon every fortnight.

Read more here:

 https://britishlichensociety.org.uk/online-zoom