Changes to BBS Referees

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Changes to BBS Referees

Members please note that there have been a few changes to the list of Referees recently.  If you are sending specimens to a Referee for advice, please check the latest list at https://www.britishbryologicalsociety.org.uk/member-dashboard/referees/(requires log in). Many thanks are due to Matt Stribley who has acted as the General Referee for several years. Sean O’Leary has […]

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National Moss Day: 21st October 2023

As part of the Centenary Year celebrations, the BBS is launching the first National Moss Day in Britain and Ireland.  A range of initiatives, many of them in partnership with other organisations, will be taking place around Britain and Ireland on or around the date of October 21st.

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Riccia crystallina

Riccia crystallina spotted by Sharon Pilkington whilst surveying along the Fal Estuary in Cornwall recently. It was growing on Turnaware Point, one of the places used to board troops for the D-day landings in 1944 and now owned by the National Trust. Although it’s quite remote, the area gets quite a few visitors by foot, boat and bike, and there were thousands of rosettes growing in grassland charred from multiple campfires and BBQs.

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