- Various books are available eg
- “Lichens: An Illustrated Guide to the British and Irish Species” by Dobson from the BLS shop or Summerfield books in Penrith
- “Lichens of Britain and Ireland: An Introductory Guide” by Stoakley and Yahr, available from Summerfield
- “Lichens of Ireland and Great Britain: a visual guide (2 volume set)” by Whelan, available from Summerfield
- Check out our distribution maps for all lichens in Cumbria.
- A useful starting point for identification is to use this picture key.
- BLS Species Descriptions
- The BLS has distribution maps updated annually.
- You can see what has been found for an area on NBN. Lichen species are listed in the Fungi group. The NBN maps may not be as accurate as at BLS.
- CLBG has a spreadsheet of all lichen VC69 and VC70 lichen records – contact us if you have any enquiries.
- A national discussion forum for lichens is here.
- Lichenicolous fungi are reported by lichenologists – BLS and Dorset nature. Facebook group.
- BLS social media: BlueSky, Facebook: BLSlichensF, X: @BLSlichens
- UK Facebook groups: Scottish Lichens – Lichen Spotters UK
- International Facebook groups: Lichens connecting people! and Lichens, Mosses, Ferns and Fungi.
We have two Plantlife glossy fold-out guides for the Atlantic woodlands of the Lake District available. Please let us know your address and we can post out guides. Or download guide 1 and guide 2 as PDFs.
