Do you have a poetical turn of mind? Perhaps you can improve on these poems, anonymously submitted by BBS members for this month’s regular blog post (and shown in strict order of submission).
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Bryophyte exploration of southeast Nepal, September 2022 David Long At 9.30 am on 5 September 2022 as I landed in Kathmandu I got my first view of the Kathmandu Valley since my last visit in 2001. Having recently published a review of the bryophytes collected by Nathaniel Wallich in 1820–21 (Long 2022), mostly in the […]
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The second in a (hopefully) regular monthly blog by bryologists around the country: Sean O’Leary extols the virtues of churchyards for a pleasant day’s bryologising…
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Luxuriant Fossombronia wondraczekii (Acid Frillwort) growing on soil banks around the Usk Reservoir in October 2022. Curiously, of the 4 reservoirs in Brecknock visited this autumn, this was the only one where any Fossombronia was found.
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The National Museum Wales in Cardiff are looking for a bryophyte specialist to fill this post: Senior Curator Botany Contract: Permanent contract, 35 hours per week Salary: Grade E, £27,997 – £34,257 per annum Closing date: 26 October 2022 (by 5pm) See https://museum.wales/jobs/current-jobs/?id=1722 for more details.
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Introducing a (hopefully) regular, monthly blog post by different bryologists around the country. After the long dry summer, we take a look at some of the interesting ephemeral bryophytes to be found around water bodies like lakes, ponds and reservoirs…
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Mielichhoferia elongata (Elongate Copper Moss) captured recently at one of its 2 known sites in England, in the Cleveland Hills, North Yorkshire - where it seems to be doing very well!
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Most people use the standard BBS recording cards for field recording. A couple of people I know use a dictaphone or similar to record notes as they go along. I have developed a smartphone database which I use all the time. It’s always with me, and I can use it in the rain without it […]
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Probably better known by its old name of Pleurochaete squarrosa (Side-fruited Crisp-moss), this photo was taken on limestone pavement at Gait Barrows NNR in Lancashire, and shows the plant both moist (in the mid-ground) and dry (in the background). Always a pleasure to find!
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The Field Studies Council have a number of Bryophyte courses coming up this autumn, covering the following topics: Discovering Bryophytes (Online, 4 weeks) Field Ecology of Mosses, Liverworts and Hornworts (North Wales, Surrey, Shropshire) Introduction to Sphagnum Identification (North Wales) Find out more on the FSC website at https://bit.ly/3piVlv1
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