Community Centre & Art Gallery
Cumbria Lichens & Bryophyte Group
Talks at The Old Courthouse
Lichens: Looking at Small Things
Wednesday 22nd May
Lichens: Looking at Small Things
With Pete Martin.
Pete lives in Ambleside and is one of the founders of Cumbria Lichen and Bryophyte Group. He is fascinated by the patterns lichens make, the stories they tell and the questions they raise.
Pete will talk about how to use a hand lens; discuss how we think lichens work and how we start to tell them apart; introduce 5 types of lichen that everyone in Cumbria should know. It’ll be good preparation for the walk at Naddle a few days later if you are able to join that event as well.
Bring along some lichen covered sticks for us to look at throughout the evening – we will have some hand lenses to use – but if you have your own, please bring that too.
Doors open 7pm
Talk starts at 7.30
Opportunity for Q & A
Spaces limited – please book below
Venue – The Old Courthouse, Shap
The talk is free to attend – but please make a donation, if you can, on the evening.
The Cumbria Lichen and Bryophyte Group is a self-study group for everyone interested in learning, recording, conserving or simply enjoying Cumbria’s lichens and bryophytes (regardless of experience) – and we promote their conservation.
They arrange field trips roughly once a month.
For more information, follow the link
Walk
Looking at Lichens in Naddle Forest
Sunday 26th May
Looking at Lichens in
Naddle Forest
Have a look for lichens on the trees and rocks in Naddle Forest at Wild Haweswater, which is managed by the RSPB and United Utilities. This includes some temperate rainforest species such as tree lungwort. Lichen features are often quite small but can be seen using a hand lens or in photos.
Lichens are long-lived mini-ecosystems: a symbiosis of fungi, algae and more. They can give an indication of the ecological health of its habitat.
Times: 10am – 1pm
Walk length: Approx 2km
Primarily on tracks and in grassy fields with some uneven and sloping ground.
Not suitable for wheelchairs.
Spaces limited – please book below
Please car share from Shap as only limited parking available at Naddle Farm. Meet at The Old Courthouse at 9.30am.
Some parking available on the road near RSPB entrance.
The walk is free to attend – but please make a donation, if you can, to help support the organisations running these events.
Moderate terrain. Primarily on tracks and in grassy fields with some uneven and sloping ground. Not suitable for wheelchairs.
- What to wear: Please dress according to the weather, warm clothes and waterproofs if cool and/or wet, don’t forget sunhats, sunscreen if hot! Please wear sturdy shoes or wellies.
- What to bring: Snacks and a drink
Bring a hand lens if you have one – though some will be available to lend out on the day.
- Use a phone/camera to take photos. No dogs please (except guide dogs)
- Parking: At The Old Courthouse, Shap
- Toilets or facilities: Toilets available but has step access
- Refreshments: none