An opportunity of a lifetime for budding lichenologists. The @nationaltrust and the @RBGE_Science are offering a PAID lichen traineeship in #Scotland! The work programme looks fascinating and a great opportunity to develop skills. Deadline: 3/10/2025. https://t.co/9dwKA7psXb

BLS will welcome applications from members for travel grants to attend IAL10 Trieste, Italy next summer. The full details of the application process and closing date for applications are on the website. https://t.co/VTdtjQOt6E.

Happy World Rainforest Day! Join @aprilwindle 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: https://t.co/wjWigtrrqd. #worldrainforestday #worldrainforestday2025

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

Translocation of Fulgensia fulgens (aka scrambled egg lichen) from Cornwall to Norfolk, by Dave Lamacraft at Plantlife. A fascinating and insightful read!!!! Fingers crossed for translocation success!!! #lichens . More information here:

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

Take your lichenology to the next level! Places are available on a BLS Intermediate Stage 1 course in N. Wales in October 2025. Perfect for anyone aiming to move from beginner to early intermediate level. Application deadline: 18 February. Full details:

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

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

The next short talk is by Cassie Laughlin 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

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

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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

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

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 environments”. #BLSAGM2024

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

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

“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

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

A weekend of #lichens has begun at the Natural History Museum, 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