South Wales Bryophytes

Several Bryophyte guides mention the problems of distinguishing Brachythecium glareosum from Homalothecium lutescens and Brachythecium ruta...

I've had a lean winter recording-wise, but at least February proved to be reasonably productive. Most records were made around Cardiff, ...

There is very little land in ST1971 but this monad does include the outer portion of Penarth Pier. A trip with the family last weekend revea...

Actually more like ton-down: I have fewer than 100 tetrads left unsurveyed for bryophytes in Monmouthshire (VC35)!  Bea had a birthday pa...

On Friday I spent a few hours revisiting the lichen hotspot in the valley of the Afon Marlais, a few miles upstream of Brechfa, to reco...

Churchyards provide habitat for a number of bryophytes that are rare or absent from the typical farmed landscape of lowland Monmouthshire...

I visited Craig y Castell and part Craig y Cilau near Llangattock last week – I didn’t intend to look at bryophytes, but it is difficult t...