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A NEW BLS FLYER IS AVAILABLE - The Learn about lichens flyer outlines the wide range of learning opportunities offered by the British Lichen Society. If you would like copies to distribute to a local lichen group or to hand out at an event, please contact Eluned ehsbiol@gmail.com
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Intermediate level 1 lichen course ( LEAF 1. Nettlecombe 30th May -2nd June 2025)
Event Type Training event
Start date: Friday 30th May 2025- 10:00 am End date: Monday 2nd June 2025- 16:00pm
Event Description: Intermediate level 1 Lichen course (LEAF-1)
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The joint meeting of the British Lichen Society with BrioLi-ICHN in Catalonia 28 July- 3 August 2024 was a great success, with the British contingent introduced to an astonishing range of species in habitats ranging from Mediterranean holm oak forest, to ski-station summit, to gypsum desert, to rocky mountainside. The Catalan team, led by Maria José Chesa and Antonio Gómez-Bolea, shared their knowledge of the lichens, botany, geology and culture that make this such a wonderful place to visit.
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Work on the latest version of Lichens of Great Britian and Ireland is continuing but it will still be a while before we have access to an up to date key to the genera of British and Irish lichens. Since LGBI2 has become extremely difficult to buy secondhand, the key to genera from this volume is now available as a downloadable pdf on the Lichens of Great Britain and Ireland webpage:
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The BLS Aquatic Lichens meeting was held in Cumbria, from 27th May to 1st June, with local leader Pete Martin and tuition from John Douglass, Andy Acton and Holger Thues.
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Plantlife are advertising three posts that would suit persons with an interest in lichens. A Rainforest Adviser based in Wales, a Rainforest Adviser based in Northwest England and a Rainforest Programme Manager. Further details can be found on the Plantlife website at:
https://www.plantlife.org.uk/about-us/careers/
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A new edition of the Lichenicolous fungi occurring on Xanthoria parietina in the United Kingdom is now available. This has been expanded with four new lichenicolous fungi accounts, and a page on Xanthoria pycnidia to prevent confusion.
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The aim of the course is to offer progression for intermediate stage lichenologists with a focus on identifying the epiphytic lichen communities of woodland.
The course will involve field and laboratory work. Attendees may bring specimens of their own. Microscopes will be provided but participants are welcome to bring their own microscopes.
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The aim of the course is to offer progression for advanced and intermediate-advanced lichenologists in this specialist field.
The main focus will be on identification. Attendees are encouraged to work on their own Graphidaceae specimens