These second set of photographs of moss, lichen and fungi were taken in an area of Tibradden Wood to the other side of the car park, deeper into the unmarked areas at the foot of the hill towards the road. This section of woodlands contained Birch, Beech, Ash, Oak and Hawthorn. Close to the picnic …
These photographs were taken on the main trail from the car park at Tibradden Wood up to the Cairn at the summit. There was mixed wood land on this trail, largely in two catagories. There were Sitka Spruce plantations in various stages of dense cover to clear fell, and there were areas of mixed planting …
Moss and lichen are essential componants of biodiversity but we don’t often consider them. We think of them as a wash of green but there are millions of wildly different types ranging in form, colour and function. On a research level Im interested in documenting whether the moss and lichen differ between areas of native, …