I span into September, and have been learning, facilitating, discovering and exploring at full tilt ever since! The last two months have been jam packed full with public engagement activities and enhancing my experience and ...
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It’s summer but there’s snow!
Summer in Scotland at last!
And a holiday for me...although I just can't switch off my lichen-spotting fascination, especially not when my holiday destination involves going through some of Scotland's most ...
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The most northernmost of everything!
This month for me was really dominated by the incredible opportunity I had to join the British Lichen Society on their annual summer meet, which this year was held on the island of Unst, in Shetland. Predominantly made up of ...
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Sharing abilities for a better future
Amidst finshing my final few survey sites - which were a real pleasure.. and quite relaxing in the early June warmth, I have been either eyes glued to a microscope or eyes wide open sharing the wonderous world of lichens with ...
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Does my beard look big in this?
It's official, I LOVE lichens!
This month open spectaclarly with nine whole days in the southern Cairngorms learning about all things lichens at the beautiful FSC Kindrogan estate (where lichens literally drip from the ...
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