This beginner lichens course will introduce you to these fascinating and compelling life-forms, and teach you some of the skills you need to recognise and identify them.
Dr Anthony Speca is a field lichenologist and educator based in northeast Suffolk. Through Aspen Ecology, he offers lichen surveying, consultancy, training and education. He is the County Lichen Recorder for Suffolk, and he also serves on the British Lichen Society's Education Committee.
Identify 60 common lichens found growing on trees and shrubs in Britain, grouped according to growth form. Lichens are highly sensitive to subtle changes in environmental conditions.
Ideal for small-scale scientific investigations, a fast guide to lichens on oak and birch trees as indicators of local levels of nitrogen-containing pollutants.
62 common lichens found on heaths and moors, from dry sandy heath to wet peaty moorland. This guide groups the colour photographs of each species by growth form and substrate.
