Fife Lichen Appreciation Group (FLAG) field meeting (this meeting has been moved from 28th June)

Location: Rannoch  

Date: 21st June 2025

Time: 10 am start but this is a greater distance away and so will be a longer day than usual

Organiser contact :Becky Williamson becky.fifelichens@gmail.com

We will do our best to stick to this timetable, but all venues and dates are subject to change for a variety of reasons, not least the weather!  

Each attendee is responsible for their own dietary/comfort requirements (ie bring lunch and snacks).

Please bear in mind there may not always be a shop or toilets close by 

Please dress appropriately for the weather with sturdy footwear, waterproofs, sun protection etc. 

Please let us know if transport is required; we will do our best to help. 

There is usually some rough ground associated with lichen hunting, so bear this in mind when considering attending and please get in touch if you’d like to discuss any mobility issues – or any issues for that matter!

This is a beginners/improvers group and we welcome new people of all abilities, but no dogs please.

Details of this day and more can be found on the FLAG page on this website

Fife Lichen Appreciation Group (FLAG) field meeting

Location: Lomond Hills for lichens on healthland and walls

Date: 17th May 2025

Time: 10 am until 4pm (although this may vary depending on the conditions and you are welcome to come and go as you please)

Organiser contact :Becky Williamson becky.fifelichens@gmail.com

We will do our best to stick to this timetable, but all venues and dates are subject to change for a variety of reasons, not least the weather!  

Each attendee is responsible for their own dietary/comfort requirements (ie bring lunch and snacks).

Please bear in mind there may not always be a shop or toilets close by 

Please dress appropriately for the weather with sturdy footwear, waterproofs, sun protection etc. 

Please let us know if transport is required; we will do our best to help. 

There is usually some rough ground associated with lichen hunting, so bear this in mind when considering attending and please get in touch if you’d like to discuss any mobility issues – or any issues for that matter!

This is a beginners/improvers group and we welcome new people of all abilities, but no dogs please.

Details of this day and more can be found on the FLAG page on this website

Fife Lichen Appreciation Group (FLAG) field meeting

Location: Norman's Law for heathland lichens

Date: 5th April 2025

Time: 10 am until 4pm (although this may vary depending on the conditions and you are welcome to come and go as you please)

Organiser contact :Becky Williamson becky.fifelichens@gmail.com

We will do our best to stick to this timetable, but all venues and dates are subject to change for a variety of reasons, not least the weather!  

Each attendee is responsible for their own dietary/comfort requirements (ie bring lunch and snacks).

Please bear in mind there may not always be a shop or toilets close by 

Please dress appropriately for the weather with sturdy footwear, waterproofs, sun protection etc. 

Please let us know if transport is required; we will do our best to help. 

There is usually some rough ground associated with lichen hunting, so bear this in mind when considering attending and please get in touch if you’d like to discuss any mobility issues – or any issues for that matter!

This is a beginners/improvers group and we welcome new people of all abilities, but no dogs please.

Details of this day and more can be found on the FLAG page on this website

Fife Lichen Appreciation Group (FLAG) field meeting

Location: Blebocraigs for lichens on walls

Date: 22nd February 2025

Time: 10 am until 4pm (although this may vary depending on the conditions and you are welcome to come and go as you please)

Organiser contact :Becky Williamson becky.fifelichens@gmail.com

We will do our best to stick to this timetable, but all venues and dates are subject to change for a variety of reasons, not least the weather!  

Each attendee is responsible for their own dietary/comfort requirements (ie bring lunch and snacks).

Please bear in mind there may not always be a shop or toilets close by 

Please dress appropriately for the weather with sturdy footwear, waterproofs, sun protection etc. 

Please let us know if transport is required; we will do our best to help. 

There is usually some rough ground associated with lichen hunting, so bear this in mind when considering attending and please get in touch if you’d like to discuss any mobility issues – or any issues for that matter!

This is a beginners/improvers group and we welcome new people of all abilities, but no dogs please.

Details of this day and more can be found on the FLAG page on this website

For over 15 years the charity Caring for Gods Acre has run a series of events in June that focus on the celebration of churchyards, chapel yards and cemeteries. Known as Love your Burial Ground week, the celebration can include a number of different types of events, but there is an emphasis on recording the wildlife supported by these areas, including lichen.

In 2025 the week runs from Saturday 7th to Sunday 15th June and more details can be found in the organisation's website:

https://www.caringforgodsacre.org.uk/about-love-your-burial-ground-week-with-churches-count-on-nature-2024/

Churchyards are an important source of lichen biodiversity and the Love your Burial Ground week offers an opportunity to highlight this and promote good management. Involvement in events during this week could range from offering some sort of support to local groups that look after churchyards that are keen to record lichen or talks on the importance of churchyards for lichen biodiversity, or being part of a bioblitz. 

Improvers lichen microscopy on Zoom

Date: Monday 21st July 2025 

Time: 19.00-20.30

This ‘Improvers’ microscopy group on Zoom is open to anyone who has some experience of microscopy with lichens. It is fine to just attend one or two sessions. We meet monthly to share short presentations and have informal discussion about techniques and the interpretation of what we have been looking at under the microscope.

Questions and contributions especially welcome if you are lacking confidence. We’re all learning.  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

If you have only recently started using a microscope, you might prefer the basics microscopy group.
Read more here:

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

Improvers lichen microscopy on Zoom

Date: Monday 23rd June 2025 

Time: 19.00-20.30

This ‘Improvers’ microscopy group on Zoom is open to anyone who has some experience of microscopy with lichens. It is fine to just attend one or two sessions. We meet monthly to share short presentations and have informal discussion about techniques and the interpretation of what we have been looking at under the microscope.

Questions and contributions especially welcome if you are lacking confidence. We’re all learning.  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

If you have only recently started using a microscope, you might prefer the basics microscopy group.
Read more here:

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

Improvers lichen microscopy on Zoom

Date: Monday 19th May 2025 

Time: 19.00-20.30

This ‘Improvers’ microscopy group on Zoom is open to anyone who has some experience of microscopy with lichens. It is fine to just attend one or two sessions. We meet monthly to share short presentations and have informal discussion about techniques and the interpretation of what we have been looking at under the microscope.

Questions and contributions especially welcome if you are lacking confidence. We’re all learning.  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

If you have only recently started using a microscope, you might prefer the basics microscopy group.
Read more here:

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

Improvers lichen microscopy on Zoom

Date: Monday 7th April 2025 

Time: 19.00-20.30

This ‘Improvers’ microscopy group on Zoom is open to anyone who has some experience of microscopy with lichens. It is fine to just attend one or two sessions. We meet monthly to share short presentations and have informal discussion about techniques and the interpretation of what we have been looking at under the microscope.

Questions and contributions especially welcome if you are lacking confidence. We’re all learning.  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

If you have only recently started using a microscope, you might prefer the basics microscopy group.
Read more here:

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