Not many bryophytes in the Skocjan caves on day 5 of the BBS Slovenia meeting, but a fantastic experience. Outside were a good range of epiphytes including Orthotrichum patens and plants of damp limestone such as this fruiting Gymnostomum calcareum.

Over the Vrsic pass from Trenta on day 4 of the BBS Slovenia meeting. Some great montane species including Syntrichia norvegica with its reddish hair points.

Anastrophyllum hellerianum (Heller's Notchwort) a tiny liverwort of decaying rotting logs,I have only seen it on rotting Quercus petraea logs in Oceanic woodland in wales,here on a rotting pine in the Abernethy Forest a few weeks ago was nice,red Gemmae on the shoot tips @bbsbryology.bsky.social

Day 3 of BBS meeting in Slovenia. Heading up the Zadnjica valley. This is Microhypnum sauteri. A relatively recent addition to our own flora (from Inchnadamph in Scotland) but turning up here most days on sheltered limestone.

Day two of the BBS meeting in Slovenia. First a visit to the Juliana Botanic Gardens and then a walk down the Soca valley where we saw many interesting plants including Mannia triandra, seen here with Marchantia quadrata.

Day 2 of Slovenia BBS meeting. Visited the Alpine Botanic Garden and then a walk down the Soca valley with many interesting plants, including Mannia triandra, seen here growing with Marchantia quadrata.

Southbya tophacea, one of the star liverworts of the British flora. My first time seeing Southbya in Britain and wow, they're such beauties! @bbsbryology.bsky.social

Cinclidotus aquaticus, not known from Britain/Ireland, growing submerged on limestone in the outflow stream from the Gjlun stream in the Soca valley, Slovenia.

First day of the BBS meeting in Slovenia, thanks to the kindness of Simona Strgulc Krajšek who has organised a fantastic programme for us. Today we explored the limestone thermophilous temperate woodland around Bovec in the Trenta valley and some aquatic habitats.

Tortula lanceola (Lance-leaved Pottia) displaying abundant red-brown Capsules with there well-developed Peristome, on Crumbling soil over a boulder in the Water of Ailnack gorge a couple of weeks ago @bbsbryology.bsky.social

A new site for Drepanocladus trifarius in the Roundstone bogs, na Monga, Conamara growing in lakeside fen vegetation with Schoenus, Scorpidium scorpioides etc. Bhí mé an-sásta é seo a fheiceail, ceann a raibh an-dúil agam a fheiceail (arís) le fada

@ilichenmoss2.bsky.social George Greiff in the BBC News headlines on Sunday morning. A fantastic discovery, and hopefully a way to moderate invasive (INNS) Campylopus introflexus (Heath Star Moss). Well deserved recognition for some very interesting bryological work. 🎉🙌 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Stegonia latifolia (Hood-leaved Screw-moss) 8.5.26 growing on exposed frost heave mineral soil over Limestone above Crathie in the Cairngorms,a rare species confined to a few sites in the Cairngorms,I first seen it in 2024 ,always a privilege @bbsbryology.bsky.social

Pleurocladula albescens (Snow Threadwort) 8.5.26 growing on Craig Leek near Braemar in the Cairngorms,a member of the snowbed bryophyte community ,I first seen it up on Beinn a'Bhuird in 2024 and again at Corrie na Sneachda in 2025 ,a lovely small liverwort @bbsbryology.bsky.social

Saelania glaucescens (Blue Dew-moss) 4.5.26 ,the target species on a two night three day search of Corrie fee in Glen Clova in the Cairngorms,greatvto see this Rarety for the first time 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @bbsbryology.bsky.social

Radula Lindenbergiana (Lindenberg's Scalewort) on Ern Crags in Corrie fee,Glen clova 5.5.26 @bbsbryology.bsky.social

Schistidium papillosum (Rough Grimmia) growing on the Upland limestone in Corrie fee in Glen Clova 4.5.26 @bbsbryology.bsky.social

Orthotrichum rupestris (Rock Bristle-moss) putting in an appearance on the lip of an Overhang on the lower parts of Ern Crags in Corrie fee,Glen Clova 5.5.26, an Orthotrichale species we dont see much down south , always nice to see those exceedingly hairy Calyptra @bbsbryology.bsky.social

A day searching Loch shore boulders for the uncommon Scottish endemic moss that is Bryum dixonii(Dixon's Thread-moss)on 6.5.26 at Loch brandy in Glen Clova,only one Solitary patch found growing amongst a hygrohypnum species on a periodically submerged rock,still nice to see @bbsbryology.bsky.social

Schistidium platyphyllum (Broadleaf Grimmia) growing on periodically submerged rocks on the shore of Loch brandy in Glen Clova 6.5.26 @bbsbryology.bsky.social

Pterigynandrum filiforme (Capillary Wing-moss)doing what it does best , Loch margin dwelling on Loch Brandy on 6.5.26 @bbsbryology.bsky.social

Another very nice plant from the Teesdale flushes this week, Catoscopium nigritum (Golf Club Moss). A rare plant of dune slacks and upland calcareous flushes. @bbsbryology.bsky.social

Fissidens osmundoides (Purple-stalked Pocket-moss) growing amongst shoreside rocks on Loch Brandy 6.5.26 @bbsbryology.bsky.social

Hedwigia Stellata (Starry Hoar-moss) looking rather fine in its golden hydrated state,on the lower Crags of Craig Rennet in Corrie fee 4.5.26 @bbsbryology.bsky.social

Sphagnum balticum, majus var norvegicum and rubellum #moss #bryophyte

Good news for moss lovers! There will be a 2nd edition "Mosses of Europe". Pre-orders are possible from July 15 on. Mosses of Europe is one of the most comprehensive works ever made. It shows around 1250 moss taxa of Europe, illustrated by more than 10.000 photos. mossesofeurope.com

Sphagnum platyphyllum growing in a Schoenus - Scorpidium lake edge fen in Tulach Lomáin Bheag (Roundstone bogs) yesterday

Metzgeria furcata. Kicin, Wielkopolska (western Poland). #liverworts #wątrobowce #Marchantiophyta #bryophytes #mszaki #bryology

I was thrilled to find a new population of Adelanthus lindenbergianus in the Mám Toirce, Conamara last week. It instantly stood out as being something exciting. Three separate patches found with the help of @timoceallaigh.bsky.social. Thanks to @nimbosaecology.bsky.social for confirming

Wrinkle-leaved Feather-moss (Rhytidium rugosum), with transversely wrinkled leaves, growing on little-shaded soil in a Pinus sylvestris forest, Catllaras massif, eastern Pyrenees. #bryophytes #mosses #pyrenees

The thallose (and hairy) liverwort Metzgeria pubescens in a beech forest near Sant Julià de Cerdanyola, Catllaràs massif, eastern Pyrenees. Always is a pleasure to see this species. #bryophytes #liverworts

"Scattered across the glacier were balls of moss... the balls can persist for years and move around in a coordinated, herdlike fashion that the researchers can not yet explain." Glacier mice!! 🌱🐀❤️ www.npr.org/2020/05/22/858800112/herd-like-movement-of-fuzzy-green-glacier-mice-baffles-scientists

Recorded Phaeoceros laevis with sporophytes on an earthbank in Co Kerry. Its always nice to find hornworts during surveys!

Sphagnum russowii #bryophyte #moss

You can identify the moss Hookeria lucens, Shining Hookeria, from several feet away because it shines! When I first found this moss in Sussex (St Leonard's Forest) I thought it was a liverwort. Masses of it in Lydford Gorge. Classic moss of Atlantic woodland but also the High Weald of Sussex.

European silver fir (Abies alba) forest in eastern Pyrenees, with a dense bryophyte understorey dominated by Hylocomium splendens and Isothecium alopecuroides. #bryophytes #mosses

Brachythecium rutabulum is not very demanding regarding its substrate. SW-Germany

Beautiful antheridiophores of the liverwort Marchantia polymorpha 💚☂️💚☂️💚☂️💚☂️💚 #MarchantiaMonday

Tortula vahliana, Chalk Screwmoss. On chalk face at Ashwell in Herts. It wasn’t the easiest thing to find but we managed on a Bryophyte meeting at the end of April. #bryophytes.

Greater Water-moss reminds me of mussel lines. Both take in dissolved nutrients from flowing water. Long trailing strands flexing with the current rather than resisting it. Fontinalis antipyretica in a Devon brook today. tinyurl.com/fontinalis-a... #moss #bryophytes

Some more highlights from the Spring Bryophyte Meeting in the Trossachs Part 2: Liverworts 1: Barbilophozia barbata 2: Aneura mirabilis 3: Plagiochila heterophylla 4: Tritomaria quinquedentata Thank you to Philippa Thompson & @bbsbryology.bsky.social for organising this meeting!

Tá mé ceapadh go ba sheo'd Polytrichastrum alpinum ar a mbealach suas go Corcóg sna Mám toirce. This seems likely to be P. alpinum judging by the round capsules and branching of this plant. Nice to finally find its capsules

Odontoschisma elongatum growing in a Schoenus - Scorpidium flush with a blanket bog area in Both Íseal, Conamara theas. Thanks to @nimbosaecology.bsky.social for bringing this species to my attention (from another photo) and confirming

One of our most beautiful mosses, Catherine’s Moss (Atrichum undulatum), as I saw yesterday in a mixed forest of Fraxinus excelsior and Corylus avellana, near Osor (province of Girona, NE Iberian peninsula). #bryophytes #mosses

White Earwort (Diplophyllum albicans) on a tall mossy bank in a Devon sunken lane, where the path itself is a shallow stream over limestone. One of the commonest leafy liverworts… and my first earwort! tinyurl.com/diplophyllum-albicans #liverwort #bryophytes

Some highlights from the Spring @bbsbryology.bsky.social meeting in the Trossachs that i attended with @cianoceallaigh.bsky.social & @timoceallaigh.bsky.social. Part 1 Mosses: 1: Ptilium crista castrensis 2: Bartramia halleriana 3: Hylocomiastrum umbratum 4: Sphagnum warnstorfii

The moss Grimmia pulvinata on a Rowan trunk at Kinross service station, Scotland, yesterday. More commonly seen on rocks and stonework.

The second time recently I've seen this Bryum pallescens - Brachytheciastrum velutinum pairing. Photos are of the drip zone of a corrugated metal barn in Somerset (classic B. pallescens habitat); the other site was a cattle grid nr. Loch Lomond. Immature Bryum capsules, old Brachytheciastrum ones.

I think this is Flat Neckera (Neckera complanata), shiny like Blunt Feather-moss, but flat...not arched like the back of a woodlouse. complanata from Latin: flattened or levelled. Echoes of it remain today in words like planing wood, and flood plain. Corby LNR, yesterday. #moss #bryophyte

Prince-of-Wales Feathermoss (Neckera smithii). The first photo was taken on a damp day. The second was last week on a very rainy day in Devon woodland, when the moss had unfurled into bright green sprays. Thanks to averisben.bsky.social for the ID. tinyurl.com/neckera-smit... #moss #bryophytes