Wales is home to 72% British lichens! Red Data list of Welsh lichens launched 15 March. More on Plantlife website.
Short introductory courses Feb-Sept - details
Renewal details for 2012 - follow link
Revised guidance on carriage of knives
New Recording Spreadsheet (V.6b) - follow link
Latest SoB News:
updated each week, follow link
Website updated 1/5/2012 - contact Dr Howard Oakley.
BLS FIELD MEETINGS:
Meetings, FSC courses, and seminars in Maine, USA: see Meetings Page
The Society was formed in 1958 to stimulate and advance interest in all branches of lichenology. The first society in the world entirely devoted to the study of lichens, it has many overseas as well as British members.
Pictures above:
(Left) Lobaria pulmonaria;
(Right) Joe Hope in Atlantic Hazelwood (photos - Sandy Coppins).
These lichens are bioindicators of air pollution - part of the OPAL project developed in partnership with the BLS .
For more photos of lichens go to British Lichens website (held by one of our members, Mike Sutcliffe).
See also our Links Page for other national and international lichen websites.
Atlantic Hazelwood
Atlantic Hazelwoods along the west coast of Scotland contain some of the most diverse and luxurious lichen communities in Western Europe; they have been the subject of a recent study (follow link to SNH website). There is a forthcoming book coming out later in the autumn 2011. Watch this space ...
What sort of other Lichen Projects can I get involved in?
Link to the OPAL website where you can join in on monitoring our air quality using Lichens.
Membership matters:
Membership Contact
email: Heidi Döring
Link to Membership Form
The Lichenologist is our international research journal and is received by all full BLS members. Members can freely access back-numbers electronically from the publisher. Follow this link to get your free electronic sample of our journal.
The BLS Bulletin is sent twice yearly to all who join the Society. Follow this link for an extract.
For details of these and other lichen publications go to our Publications Page.