Newtonmore Wildflowers

 One of my first posts on lichens was about Usnea, Beard lichens.  I am gradually getting better at seeing the difference between the differ...

There is one group of lichens that is easy to spot. They are like miniature forests. The "trees" can take different shapes, the mo...

 As lockdown continues,  and the local walks become increasingly familiar, I have enjoyed keeping a lookout for new (to me) lichens.  As the...

 I ventured further afield this week, outside the usual 5 mile advice,  as my husband had to go to the dentist in Aviemore, which gave me an...

 I will tell you a tale of why it is so rewarding to record wildflowers and how it can give a lot of pleasure and satisfaction. (I will save...

 In my (limited) experience, most lichen identification depends a lot on matching named photographs to what you have found.  This is how I s...

 When walking the dog on the lower section of Newtonmore Golf Course, I saw a blob of translucent whitish jelly, which looked just like the ...