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Updates Page
(Last website update - 09/06/2009)
For updates and corrections contact Dr Jacqui Middleton (Web Master)
2009 BLS Meetings
Summer Meeting: July 15-21, 2009
Isle of Raasay, Scotland.
Autumn Meeting:
Oct 9-12, 2009
Hartington, Derbyshire.
Go to the Meetings Page for details of national and local events.
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.
Picture above:
Lecanora Zosterae (photo by Mike Sutcliffe). Found on decaying grass, top of coastal earth bank. Hoy field meeting 2008.
This lichen is occasional but possibly under-recorded.
For photos of lichens go to British Lichens website (held by one of our members, Mike Sutcliffe). You can also contribute photos to this website and help build on this important resource.
What sort of Lichen Projects can I get involved in?
Where can I get lichen information? Link to BLS Library
How to get started – Link to BLS shop & Publications
Go to "Fun with Lichens" and other interesting lichen sites via our Links Page.
Membership matters:
Membership Secretary
email: Don Chapman
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.