Marchesinia mackaii (MacKay's Pouncewowort) putting in an appearance on the huge expanse of North facing Crags on Yr Eifl on the Llyn Peninsula,only a small amount of it in one locality,but its there,nice 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @bbsbryology.bsky.social

Bartramia ithyphylla (Stiff Apple-moss) a moss of base-rich crevices in Northern and Western districts, here growing on North facing Crags on Yr Eifl on the Llyn Peninsula in North Wales a couple of weeks ago 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @bbsbryology.bsky.social

Oroweisia bruntonii/Cynodontium bruntonii (Bruntons Dog-tooth) on North facing Crags on Yr Eifl,as per usual for this species,abundantly fruiting 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @bbsbryology.bsky.social

A Clamber up a huge steep gulley on the North facing Crags on Yr Eifl produced a nice patch of Bazzania trilobata (Greater Whipwort) the only appearance of this Hyperoceanic liverwort species at the site , always nice to see 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @bbsbryology.bsky.social

A good fertile patch of Diphyscium foliosum (Nut-moss) on North facing Crags on Yr Eifl on the Llyn Peninsula a couple of weeks ago, the distinct sessile Capsules looking great @bbsbryology.bsky.social

Diphyscium foliosum (Nut-moss) in a non fertile state ,but still it may not have those distinct Capsules,but I must admit i do love seeing those lovely strap-like leaves,here growing on the base of huge North facing Crags on Yr Eifl on the Llyn in North Wales @bbsbryology.bsky.social

A nice find on Yr Eifl on the Llŷn Peninsula a couple of weeks ago,Philinotis arnelii (Arnell's Apple-moss) a not so common plant that I seem to come across luckily enough a fair bit, this nice patch at the base of high North facing Crags,in a sheltered nook 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @bbsbryology.bsky.social

Gotta love a bit of Amphidium mougeotii (Mougeot's Yoke-moss) a beuty of a Cushion forming moss of Crags in the Uplands that have some base enrichment,it does veneture into Crags of river gorges and Coastal Ravine's ar lower altitudes,here on North facing Crags on Yr Eifl 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @bbsbryology.bsky.social

A splendid patch of Plagiochila bifaria (Killarney Featherwort) growing on wet flushed North facing Crags on Yr Eifl on the Llyn Peninsula a couple of weeks ago, this patch doing well in the wind blown spray zone of a vertical wet flushed Crag ,nice 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Bryum Alpinum (Alpine Thread-moss) always nice to see this bright red species, a moss of periodically irrigated rocks on the Highlands,here on wet flushed North facing Crags on Yr Eifl on the Llyn Peninsula a couple of weeks ago 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @bbsbryology.bsky.social

My target species on Yr Eifl a couple of weeks ago was the rare Hyperoceanic species that is Campylopus setifolius (Silky Swan-neck Moss) there is an old record for it here,after two days of searching a huge expanse of North facing Crags i found one patch,still its there 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @bbsbryology.bsky.social

Grimmia incurva (Black Grimmia) on Garn Fadryn on the Llŷn Peninsula a couple of weeks ago,I found it in three localitys at the site and it hasn't been seen there for over thirty years,nice 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @bbsbryology.bsky.social

The anther smut fungus Antherospora tractemae that infects Scilla verna was nice to see on Sunday at Penryhnmawer on the Llyn Peninsula, it takes over the plants reproductive organs ,the plants anthers are filled with a dark olivaceous-brown mass of spores instead of pollen.

Spring Squill (Scilla verna) at Penryhnmawer on the Llyn Peninsula on Sunday.

Nice to find a new record of Scopelophila cataractae (Tounge-leaf Copper-moss) a rare Metallophyte species that grows on old mine sites high in Copper,Lead and Zinc,here growing on fine hard compacted mine waste at Penryhnmawer on the Llyn Peninsula on Sunday @bbsbryology.bsky.social

Entosthodon attenuatus (Thin Chord-moss) on wet peaty soil on Mynydd Tir-y Cwmwd on Saturday,nice to see fruiting nicely , lovely cherry-red Rhyzoids on this species,I didn't look at those as only this patch so left alone @bbsbryology.bsky.social

Philinotis rigida (Rigid Apple-moss) at Mynydd Tir-y Cwmwd on Saturday, Spherical Capsules on a long Setae,a moss of wet Cliffs and river banks ,always nice to cast an eye over @bbsbryology.bsky.social

Nice to find Riccia beyrichiana (Purple Crystalwort) on Saturday at Mynydd Tir-y Cwmwd,a new site for it on the Llyn Peninsula,a lovely chunky Riccia and in good amounts,nice @bbsbryology.bsky.social

A return visit to the Llyn peninsula for a ten day mossing Sesh, Saturday was back at Mynydd Tir-y Cwmwd were last year i discovered a new site for the nationally Scarce liverwort Cephaloziella dentata (toothed Threadwort) here it is amongst Cladonia @bbsbryology.bsky.social

"Ha ha yes yes " when yoyr driving threw a small hamlet and you see thos beuty sat on a gate ,well i jus6 had to get aquated...."So nice " 💙

Lovely St Davids day Daffs yesterday at Bromsberrow heath,Are beutiful native wild daffodils Narcissus Pseudonarcissus with there bright yellow petals and darker trumpets 💛

An early 7 am vist yesterday to the Tower mustard site at Bromsberrow heath me Brian Laney and Tim Rich have been keeping habitat open with seasonally opening up bare soil areas the last few years ,various rossettes showing nicely,always good to natter along to each other as we work.

I discovered this Seriously strong Population of Scleropodium tourettii a few years back ,previously to this colony it was only known in Gloucestershire at Symonds yat,it was nice to cast an eye over it again yesterday on the red sandstone exposures above Bromsberrow @bbsbryology.bsky.social

Reboulia hemispherica (Hemisphaeric Liverwort) on the Keuper red sandstone outcrops in-between Bromsberrow and Chasend hill yesterday, I found this exceedingly strong Colony of this lovely thallus Liverwort a few years back whilst searching for Tortula Vahiliana @bbsbryology.bsky.social

Riccia Sorocarpa (Common Crystalwort) growing on the bare soil patches in an arable field gateway at Redmarley D abitôt yesterday @bbsbryology.bsky.social

A Sunday trip over to Redmarley D abitôt today give the arable a search, HH Knights Riccia nigra find in 1912 was on my mind ,a species ling shot but worth a mooch , lots of Sphaerocarpos (Balloonwort) always nice to see @bbsbryology.bsky.social

A couple of old toads thos morning.

Adoxa moschatellina starting to push threw ,on a bank on the edge of Wormwood hill in Horsley.

A nice patch of Protobryum bryoides growing on one of the thousands of yellow meadow ant hills at Berkley deer park this winter ,two 7 hour mondays searching hundreds of these ant hills for Rodobryum roseum, no sighn but only half the site searched so it could show . @bbsbryology.bsky.social

Helleborus Viridis on recently opening up woodland adjacent to Killcot lane on the borders of South Gloucestershire tuther friday ,always love the green flowering Hellebore 💚🌿

It was great to Finally after much preorder delay ,get the Magnificent European boletus vol.1 delivery this week ,a seriously nice book that I certainly wasn't going for the refund option a month or so ago in an email from Summerfield books, good things come to those that wait .

Platydictya jungermanoides, growing infront of two Caves in the Wye valley Gorge last Saturday, lovely species and habitat @bbsbryology.bsky.social

Marchesinia mackaii (MacKay's Pouncewowort) or rock treacle as I call it,on the Limestone Outcrops in the Wye valley Gorge last weekend @bbsbryology.bsky.social

Anomodon longifolius (Long-leaved Tail-moss) on the Carboniferous limestone outcrops at Lady park wood in the Wye valley Gorge last Saturday @bbsbryology.bsky.social

Finally caught up with a liverwort i have put a fair bit of time in for,Fossombronia fimbriata on the Preseli hills yesterday, on the edge of a stream were a track used frequently by livestock crosses , a classic habitat for it ,second day of a Sixteen day mossing sesh @bbsbryology.bsky.social

Some rather fertile Marchantia polymorpha in the pavement edges at Strathclyde services this morning,150 miles to go then I have two weeks in moss heaven , Cairngorms bryophytes here i come @bbsbryology.bsky.social

Top of the morning from us ,just the wind threw the trees and a Blackbird and wood pigeon calling close 🙂🐾🌿

I have watched this Whisteria Climb this Yew tree over tge last four years ,it was looking absolutely Marvellous in Wednesday.

Dwarf Mallow next to the garden fence at home on Tuesday.

Star of Bethlehem (Ornithogalum umbellatum) on the edge of Stockend wood in Edge near Stroud on Tuesday.

White helleborine's in little London in Rodbrough in Stroud on Thursday morning.

Oxeye daisy's (Leucanthemum vulgare) outside the yard gates at Gossington this morning,the start of another working week #jobzagoodun

Gyrographa saxigena/Opegrapha saxigena, found in two of the various old limestone Quarries in Stanley & Penn woods this weekend, a lovely Lichen species of shaded rock in old woodlands .

Gyalecta jenensis, on the shaded wooded limestone Quarries in the steep Scarp woodland of Stanley & Penn woods this weekend,lovely brown thallus and splendid abundant Orange Apothecia.

Porina linearis, growing on the Oolite limestone in one of the old limestone Quarries in Stanley & Penn woods on Saturday ,lovely pink thallus and black perithecia.

Penn & Stanley woods today 🙂🐾

Fantastic old beech tree's holding there own on a quarry edge today in Stanley woods.

Keen amongst the green today 🙂🐾🌿

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