#Churchyard #lichens at Kirkton of Tealing, #Angus. Many species indicating #sandstone and more nutrient-rich conditions. Flavoparmelia caperata on the northern edge of its range. Miriquidica leucophaea standing out as a #bioindicator of acidic #rock.

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The next start date for the four week Field Studies Council course Discovering #Lichens is 6 October. The #webinars tend to be particularly enriching.

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Punctelia jeckeri on a parkland #tree in #Abernethy, #Perth and Kinross, more or less the northern edge of its range.

The next start date for the #course #Lichens on Trees is Monday 28 September.

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South Ythsie #stone_circle in #Aberdeenshire. #Lichens can tell us about the #geology of the #rock, but also about nutrient enrichment as a result of #air_pollution. #Bird perching indicators are also very common on stone circles.

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Cetraria sepincola near Finzean (Aberdeenshire), one of the species that has its main distribution in and around the #Cairngorms.

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