Wednesday 03 August
‘Looking for lichens on the trees, walls and pavements of Petersfield town centre’.
Meet at 09.30 in the square next to St. Peter’s church. The walk will last for approximately two and a half hours. Everyone is welcome.
Meet in the centre of the village, near the arch. DL11 6LA
This is an informal walk with Sue and Les Knight
Suitable footware and clothing recommended
Please contact Sue Knight to register and for further details ( sueknight10@btinternet.com )
This is a Frank Dobson commemorative event.
4th Sept - North West Wales meeting at Tanrallt, Cwm Prysor nr Trawsfynydd, SH78423868
There are revised meeting instructions re. meeting place. Please meet at the lay-by marked on the attached map NGR: SH78423868.
Please share cars wherever possible to ensure there is enough room in the layby and/or drop people off and find somewhere else close that is safe to park.
Please confirm with Tracey Lovering if you plan to attend the meeting via WhatsApp or texting on 07710 2357066 or email tracey.lichens@gmail.com
The meet time is 10.30.
Access to the site at Tanrallt Farm (RSPB) is good but on site the going can be tough. Option to survey the more accessible disused railway line or to explore the upland rocks.
Gethin Elias (RSPB Tanrallt & Lake Vyrynwy Warden) will be joining us on the day.
Focus on: disused railway and upland rocks of Craig Aderyn on RSPB owned land. Railway line Altitude: 344 m; Craig Aderyn Altitude 420 m.
This event is organised by Cennau Cymru/Wales Lichen Recording Group
THIS MEETING HAS BEEN POSTPONED
7th August - South West Wales meeting at the Bishop’s Palace, Lamphey, Pembrokeshire
NGR: SN0183 0094
Frank Dobson commemoration meeting
Access & parking: Take secondary road towards Court Hotel and the Bishop’s Palace (CADW sign). Park outside the Palace where the road widens SN01790097. Take the footpath running along the castle north wall to the side entrance if the main entrance is closed.
Focus on: lowland calcareous rock and mortar of a scheduled building. The Bishop’s Palace is managed by CADW. Altitude: 15 m.
Please message Tracey Lovering if you plan to attend via WhatsApp or texting on 07710 235706
This event is organised by Cennau Cymru/Wales Lichen Recording Group
On Sunday 17 July, PALE (Petersfield Area Lichen Enthusiasts) took part in Petersfield’s first ever Eco-fair.
The fair was well supported by a wide range of local organisations across four principal categories – Low Waste Living, Nature, Home Energy and Green Travel.
Despite the temperature reaching in the order of 30 degrees, it was most encouraging that there was a steady and interested flow of visitors throughout the six hours of the Eco-fair.
Lichen Walk in the Settle area with AP, JA, SK, LK
A Frank Dobson Commemoration Meeting - this is one of the many meetings being held across the country in August to commemorate Frank.
TIme: 10.30am
We will visit several sites in SD86, near Settle, on rocks of different ages, including
1. Rocks south of the South Craven Fault in Giggleswick -sandstones.
(Although the lowest point of our walk at 140m it is the newest rocks - .
Brennand (or Grassington) Grit on top of Pendleton Grit The base of the
millstone grit layers - 329-328 million years old. (Acid rocks) Example of lichens on these rocks here
2. Rocks from the Silurian (Acid Rocks, but with water of mixed pH running over)
3. Great Scar Limestone (Carboniferous) (Basic rocks)
This is an informal walk in which Allan Pentecost, Judith Allinson and Sue and Les Knight will explore the wealth of lichens in this area and welcome others to join them.
Strong footwear, waterproof clothing, suntan lotion recommended
Please contact Judith Allinson for details on zoom-improvement@britishlichensociety.org.uk
Thurs 28 July - Mid-Wales meeting at Craig Caerhedyn, Ceredigion NGR SN710968.
Access & parking: Take single track road up the hill directly off A487 in the village of Eglwys Fach. Note pullover spots as these are few! Park in the grassy area around the base of the track to Dynnin @ SN70779634.
Focus on: upland oceanic saxicolous lichens. This will be a VC 46 upland recording day aimed at obtaining records from an unrecorded hill, ultimately for the Cardiganshire lichen 'flora'. Habitats: Exposed silicious rocks, dry stone walls and scattered trees and shrubs. The area is primarily open access. Altitude: 270 m.
Lichens for All event remembering Frank Dobson
Petersfield Area Lichen Enthusiasts (PALE) will be meeting at Petersfield Heath.
Meet at the Plump Duck at 16.00 for a meander around the Heath Pond. It is aimed at absolute beginners to encourage an interest in and enthusiasm for lichen. Lasting for between 90 minutes and two hours, the walk will enable participants to see at least 12 different and common species. Lenses and ID charts will be available.
Please email the contacts on the Petersfield local group page for more details.
Along the north coast of Devon between Combe Martin and Countisbury a series of hog’s back hills falls away dramatically to vertical cliffs above the Bristol Channel. Here outcrops of Hangman Grits with north-facing underhangs are home to distinct and interesting communities of lichens which were recorded thoroughly almost 30 years ago.
OPAL was an exciting initiative formed from a giant partnership of c. 22 scientific, educational and government organisations that was run from Imperial College London and funded by the Big Lottery in two phases from 2007-2016 (see www.imperial.ac.uk/opal/).
The project aimed to encourage citizens to get involved with nature by enabling them to explore, study and record nature in their local environments.