Shropshire Lichen Group meeting
Date: 3rd January 2025
Location: a Shropshire church, location to be confirmed
Time: 10 am
For more information contact mary.steer1@btopenworld.com
More information about this local group can be found here: https://britishlichensociety.org.uk/local-groups/shropshire
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 ranges of lichen expertise from beginners to experts.
The group meets every fortnight from October to April on a Wednesday morning from 10am to noon, but less frequently through the summer months.
If this isn't a good time for you, there's also Tuesday evening from 7-9 pm.
Read more here: https://
Both Tuesday and Wednesday this week David Hill will be giving a talk : Photobionts part I
To ask for a link to the recorded talk Photobionts Part I contact zoom-improvement@britishlichensociety.org.uk
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 ranges of lichen expertise from beginners to experts.
From October to April the group meets every fortnight on Tuesday evenings from 7pm -9pm, with less frequent meetings through the summer months.
If this isn't a good time for you, there's also Wednesday mornings from 10am to noon every fortnight.
Read more here: Tonight there will be a talk "Photobionts Part II by David Hill - If you would like to the link to hear Photobionts part I , contact zoom-improvement@britishlichensociety.org.uk
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 ranges of lichen expertise from beginners to experts.
The group meets every fortnight from October to April on a Wednesday morning from 10am to noon, but less frequently through the summer months.
If this isn't a good time for you, there's also Tuesday evening from 7-9 pm.
Read more here:
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 ranges of lichen expertise from beginners to experts.
From October to April the group meets every fortnight on Tuesday evenings from 7pm -9pm, with less frequent meetings through the summer months.
If this isn't a good time for you, there's also Wednesday mornings from 10am to noon every fortnight.
Read more here:
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Strathclyde area local meeting
Location: Balloch Castle Country Park, West Dunbartonshire
Date: Tuesday 26th November
Start Time: 10.00am
For more information please contact Alison Adams
London Lichen Group meeting
The London Lichen Group is an informal gathering of lichen enthusiasts. They are a 'self-help' group aiming to develop identification skills, submit records to the BLS and inspire interest and fascination in lichens.
Date: Saturday 11th November
Location: Hackney Marshes
Time: 10.30 to 14.00
Leaders: Daisy Baggs and Cassandra Li
More details about the meeting and the London Lichen Group can be found here: https://britishlichensociety.org.uk/local-groups/london
London Lichen Group meeting
The London Lichen Group is an informal gathering of lichen enthusiasts. They are a 'self-help' group aiming to develop identification skills, submit records to the BLS and inspire interest and fascination in lichens.
Date: Saturday 6th September
Location: St Marys Churchyard, Wimbledon
Time: 10.30 to 14.00
Leaders: Daisy Baggs and Cassandra Li
More details about the meeting and the London Lichen Group can be found here: https://britishlichensociety.org.uk/local-groups/london
London Lichen Group meeting
The London Lichen Group is an informal gathering of lichen enthusiasts. They are a 'self-help' group aiming to develop identification skills, submit records to the BLS and inspire interest and fascination in lichens.
Date: Saturday 7th July
Location: Lab session with microscope including compound at the NHM Angela Marmont Centre (tbc.)
Time: 10.30 to 14.00
Leaders: Daisy Baggs and Cassandra Li
More details about the meeting and the London Lichen Group can be found here: https://britishlichensociety.org.uk/local-groups/london