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An opportunity of a lifetime for budding lichenologists. The National Trust and the Royal Botanics, Edinburgh are offering a PAID lichen traineeship in #Scotland! The work programme looks fascinating and a great opportunity to develop skills. Deadline: 3/10/2025. www.asva.co.uk/jobs/trainee...
September 5, 2025 at 1:32 PM
BLS will welcome applications from members for travel grants to attend IAL10 next summer. The full details of the application process and closing date for applications are on the website.
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September 4, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Happy World Rainforest Day! Join April Windle from the British Lichen Society to explore one of Devon’s finest temperate rainforests and the #lichens found there. Full video can be found on YouTube: youtu.be/OjCsyR6CThk?... #worldrainforestday #worldrainforestday2025
June 22, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Happy World Rainforest Day! #Lichens are an important feature of these wonderful habitats. From loop lichens, to yellow speckle-belly’s to the red eyed shingle lichen & everything in between - they add so much beauty to our rainforests! #worldrainforestday2025 #worldrainforestday
June 22, 2025 at 7:19 AM
A great weekend at the end of February for the BLS Winter Workshop at Preston Montford, led by Neil Sanderson, Brian Coppins & John Douglass, working through lots of problem specimens and a trip to Alcott Woodlands. Photos (c) Douglass #lichens
March 14, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Want to find out more about lichens, there are events listed in March in Cumbria, Hampshire, Shropshire, and Tayside britishlichensociety.org.uk/the-society/...
March 4, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Finally its February - a new month with events and walks available if you're interested in lichens. Walks listed in Cumbria, Hampshire, Shropshire, Fife and Strathclyde

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February 1, 2025 at 9:27 AM
If you're interested in finding out more about lichens, do look at the British Lichen Society's (BLS) events page for walks, talks and more across the country over the next few months
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January 17, 2025 at 9:27 PM
The field meeting as part of the #BLSAGM2025 has started in Hyde Park, South Kensington. A great turn out from the Society today and thank you so much to the Royal Parks for having us. #lichens
January 12, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Final presentation of the AGM is by our former president Neil Sanderson. Neil shares his use of the BLS interactive maps as a professional lichenologist to target lichen recording in his home patch. Finding a new & undescribed Graphis species to science #BLSAGM2025 #lichens
January 11, 2025 at 5:04 PM
The next short talk is by Cassie Laughlin and follows on perfectly from the previous presentation. This talk, titled “inspired by interactive maps” - generating new and important records for Xanthoria parietina. Encouraging everyone to share lichen records with the BLS #BLSAGM2025 #lichens
January 11, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Now for the series of short talks, where we have a great variety of speakers! First up, a recorded presentation by Ann Claypole - “Pedagogical aspects of the interactive map”, where she quotes “distribution maps are at the heart of the BLS” #BLSAGM2025 #lichens
January 11, 2025 at 4:48 PM
January 11, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Our fourth presentation of the day, is by Rolf Gademann & T.G. Allan Green titled, “watching lichens at work - chlorophyll fluorescence in ecophysiology”. #BLSAGM2025 #lichens
January 11, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Next up we have Holger Thus from the State Museum of Natural History, Stuttgart - talking about the past, present & future of European freshwater habitats. Titled “Clean, cool & flowing or dirty, dry & plagued by disasters”. #lichens #BLSAGM2024
January 11, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Second talk of the afternoon, is a recorded presentation from Buddhika Weerakoon from Peradeniya University, Sri Lanka, speaking about the “effects of ammonia on #lichens in a tropical environment”. #BLSAGM2024
January 11, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Our afternoon of lectures have begun, starting off with Chris Ellis from the RBGE, with a presentation on “Understanding climate change at a scale relevant to #lichens - identifying risks and opportunities”. #BLSAGM2025
January 11, 2025 at 2:39 PM
A morning full of British Lichen Society business at our #BLSAGM2025. Great turn out in person and online as well. Excellent work across the board, with all BLS Officers re-elected for their posts. #lichens
January 11, 2025 at 12:12 PM
"Populations on the British Isles are key for the long-term survival of the threatened lichen species in the North-Atlantic region". Couldn't have asked for a more inspirational talk to start our #BLSAGM2025. A massive heartfelt thank you Silke!!! #lichens
January 10, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Kickstarting a weekend of #lichens with Silke Werth (LMU Munich) for the Swinscow Lecture, sharing research on genetic diversity & population structure of Lobaria & Sticta species on the Atlantic archipelago. Absolutely fascinating!!! #BLSAGM2025
January 10, 2025 at 6:28 PM
A weekend of #lichens has begun at the #NaturalHistoryMuseum, for the BLS AGM 2025. What a wonderful turnout from our friends & colleagues across the globe. We have a great selection of talk this weekend - so stay tuned!! #BLSAGM2025
January 10, 2025 at 6:17 PM