Jenny Seawright
@jennysea.bsky.social
Wildlife allotment, lichens, botany, moths, biodiversity. Websites www.irishwildflowers.ie, www.irishlichens.ie, www.irishmoths.net and www.dorsetnature.co.uk
Thank you - that was very quick! Could you indicate which/where is the Epibryon casaresii?
November 22, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Thank you - that was very quick! Could you indicate which/where is the Epibryon casaresii?
2/2 Not very successful attempt at host images
November 22, 2025 at 1:46 PM
2/2 Not very successful attempt at host images
My apologies - there was no connected post to put the figure into context!
November 21, 2025 at 4:52 PM
My apologies - there was no connected post to put the figure into context!
Where does the figure of 10 million come from as at the moment the population of the Republic is about 5.5 million and NI slightly under 2 million?
November 21, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Where does the figure of 10 million come from as at the moment the population of the Republic is about 5.5 million and NI slightly under 2 million?
Interested in where the right-hand petition photo is from as those diggers are on soil, not peat!
November 21, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Interested in where the right-hand petition photo is from as those diggers are on soil, not peat!
Possibly Cetrelia olivetorum sens. lat: www.irishlichens.ie/pages-lichen...
Irish lichens - Cetrelia olivetorum
Photographs and details of lichens in Britain and Ireland, Cetrelia olivetorum
www.irishlichens.ie
November 18, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Possibly Cetrelia olivetorum sens. lat: www.irishlichens.ie/pages-lichen...
Hi Sue, sorry to have missed this one but are they available on Youtube afterwards?
November 6, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Hi Sue, sorry to have missed this one but are they available on Youtube afterwards?
Your photos are lovely - but would be even better with the species names added (please)!
October 25, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Your photos are lovely - but would be even better with the species names added (please)!
Sorry, forgot to add its from Dorset
October 23, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Sorry, forgot to add its from Dorset
Unfortunately most lichenicolous fungi need microscopic examination to check/measure the spores and conidia - and lots of the little black spots tun out to be invertebrate frass!
October 13, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Unfortunately most lichenicolous fungi need microscopic examination to check/measure the spores and conidia - and lots of the little black spots tun out to be invertebrate frass!
Just bought two of his books, partly for my oldest granddaughter who's very interested in both the Irish language and its roots and connections
October 3, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Just bought two of his books, partly for my oldest granddaughter who's very interested in both the Irish language and its roots and connections
Sorry, no microscopy - the photographs on the Dorset Lichens website were taken during a lichen meeting led by Neil Sanderson and I didn't collect a specimen
www.dorsetnature.co.uk/pages-lichen...
www.dorsetnature.co.uk/pages-lichen...
Lichen - Micarea viridileprosa
Photographs and details of lichen found in Dorset, Micarea viridileprosa
www.dorsetnature.co.uk
September 22, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Sorry, no microscopy - the photographs on the Dorset Lichens website were taken during a lichen meeting led by Neil Sanderson and I didn't collect a specimen
www.dorsetnature.co.uk/pages-lichen...
www.dorsetnature.co.uk/pages-lichen...
Yes to Ergot - but if you want to be certain check here: bladmineerders.nl/host-plants/...
Dactylis glomerata – Plant Parasites of Europe
bladmineerders.nl
September 2, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Yes to Ergot - but if you want to be certain check here: bladmineerders.nl/host-plants/...
Do you use raw or stick to jpegs for your images?
July 27, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Do you use raw or stick to jpegs for your images?
Orgreave papers destroyed by Northumbria police last April www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Orgreave papers destroyed by police thought to include report on notorious truncheon beating
Miner who was seen on TV being beaten by officer said he was not aware of report’s existence before it was destroyed
www.theguardian.com
July 27, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Orgreave papers destroyed by Northumbria police last April www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Ah, that makes Circinaria calcarea (Aspicilia calcarea) more likely than contorta. I really should have learnt not to attempt these from a photograph by now!
July 27, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Ah, that makes Circinaria calcarea (Aspicilia calcarea) more likely than contorta. I really should have learnt not to attempt these from a photograph by now!