Jamie Warren

Seligeria donniana (Donn's rock-bristle) in Blackcliff wood in the Wye Valley 11.10.26 ,mature capsules displaying no peristome @bbsbryology.bsky.social

Lamprospora caillettii,parasitic on the moss Tortella tortuosa growing on small Limestone fragments whilst searching for Blindiadelphus Campylopodus last weekend at Blackcliff wood in the wye valley, a furst ever uk record for this bryoparacytic fungi and my 7th uk first for a bryoparacytic pezizal

Blindiadelphus Campylopodus (Bentfoot rock-bristle) found on 23 Limestone fragments on the woodland floor at Blackcliff wood in the Wye Valley 11.10.26 ,seven hours well worth searching @bbsbryology.bsky.social

Nice to find Seligeria donniana (Donn's Rock-bristle) whilst searching for the rarer S. Campylopoda in the Wye Valley at the weekend ,still a new site for S. Donniana is still nice 3.10.26 @bbsbryology.bsky.social

Tortula Palida , a moss of saltmarsh's habitat ,here growing along the Severn Estuary forshore at Newport 26.9.26 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @bbsbryology.bsky.social

Blindiadelphus Campylopoda (Bentfoot Rock-bristle) a nationaly scarce seligerial species that grows on limestone fragments in woodland ,pretty much only known from the wye valley ,here at daggers hill near Chepstow 27.9.26 ,nice bryo @bbsbryology.bsky.social

Absolutly splendid display of Grimmia montana (Sun grimmia) at a new site for it i discovered on the Llyn Peninsular in june ,nice indeed 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @bbsbryology.bsky.social

Plagiochila Killarniensis (Killarney featherwort) growing at the base of an Oak in Oceanic woodland in the breacon beacons a few weeks back , nice 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @bbsbryology.bsky.social

Absolutly magnificent bank of Bazzania trilobata hummocks in Atlantic Oak woodland along the Afon Mellte in the Breacon beacons a few weeks back @bbsbryology.bsky.social

Rhytidiadelphus subpinnatus (Scarce Turf-moss) on the edge of the Afon Mellte in the Breacon beacons a few weeks back , a very rare and scarce species in the uk,nice 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @bbsbryology.bsky.social

Sorbus Porrigentiformis (Grey-leaved Whitebeam) on Craig Cwm Ddu in the Brecon beacons 2.8.26.

Hieracium pulchrius (Beutiful Hawkweed) a scarce and vulnerable species nationaly, recently recorded from three sites in the Brecon beacons and one in Herefordshire ,classing it as Vulnerable , only this one plant found on Craig Cwm Ddu on 2.8.26.

Hieracium stenopholidium (Western Hawkweed) a lovely Strongly glaucousleaved hieracium with a scattering of sites across the country , nice to see it in a few locations across the crags on Craig Cwm Ddu 2.8.26.

Hieracium prenanthoides (Rough-leaved Hawkweed) at Craig Cwm Ddu one of its two welsh localitys ,the other being Tarron Yr Esgob that i vosited a few weeks back , lovely tall leafy hieracia .

Beutiful Mountain ponys in the Brecons as i hiked over to Craig Cwm Ddu last weekend 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

The Ausome Craig Cerrig Glesiad in the Breacon beacons 2.8.26 , a place i hav3 searched for its bryological and botanical raretys a few times , it wss hard to walk past it with the lure of its grandure ,still Craig Cwm Ddu was my site of the day 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

A 12 hour day hiking up past Craig Cerrig Glesiad and over yonder to Craig Cwm Ddu to search its flanks for its rare Hiracium sp 2.8.26 ,i have searched ot once before some years back in the coldwr months for bryophyts ,still good to enjoy its steep terrain and rugged old red sandstone Crags 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Pellia endiviifolia ,(Endive Paellia) growing on banks in the humid Nant y Gwyddyl gorge 1.8.26 @bbsbryology.bsky.social

Aneura pinguis (Greasewort) grpwing on a steep wet bank in the humis Nant y Gwyddyl gorge 1.8.26 @bbsbryology.bsky.social

Eucladium verticillatum (Whorled Tufa-moss ) growing on stream side rocks splashed by calcerous water in the Nant Y Gwyddyl gorge 1.8.26 @bbsbryology.bsky.social

Hygroamblystegium tenax (Fountain Feather-moss) growing on wet periodicaly irrigated slaby rocks on the edge of the Afon Gwyddyl 1.8.26 @bbsbryology.bsky.social

Pohlia melanodon (Pink-fruited Thread-moss) growing on splashed or periodicaly irrigated rocks on the Afon Gwyddyl 1.8.26 @bbsbryology.bsky.social

Plagiomnium rostratum (Long-beaked Thyme-moss) growing on boulders in the Nant y Gwyddyl gorge 1.8.26 @bbsbryology.bsky.social

The Gwyddyl ravine in the breacons last weekend 1.8.26🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Keen amongst the green last weekend ,seriously nice habitat🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

The Nant y Gwyddyl gorge 1.8.26 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

A great day accending the Nant y Gwyddyl gorge 1.8.26,hard going habitat ,limboing under and climbing over meny a fallen tree as i went upstream ,no chance of going off the stream as the thickest bramble i have seen , even had to climb a waterfall ,still all good fun 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

The fantastic Afon Wysg ,lovely habitat ,i always love searching the Upper Usk ,19.7.26 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Calliergon giganteum (Giant Spear-moss) growing on the edge of the afon Wysg 19.7.26 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @bbsbryology.bsky.social

Marchantia polymorpha subsp.Polymorpha (star-headed Liverwort) growing on the edge of the afon wysyg 19.7.26 ,love that broad conspicuous black midrib 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @bbsbryology.bsky.social

Haplomitrium hookeri (Hooker's Flapwort) growing on the edge of the afon Wysg 19.7.26 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @bbsbryology.bsky.social

I have visited Century bank on the river Tees in the Pennines a few times and have also visited this bank on the Afon Wysg three times , i have named in Blasia bank as it is absolutly covered in it from end to end , Blaisia pusilla (Common Kettlewort) at its best 19.7.26 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @bbsbryology.bsky.social

Fossombronia incurva (Weedy Frillwort) growing on a bare soil patch on the edge of the Afon Wysg (River Usk) 19.7.26 @bbsbryology.bsky.social

Isoetes lacustris (Lake Quillwort) in the shallows of Llyn fan fawr lake in the Breacons 18.7.26 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Llyn fan fawr lake and some old red sandstone Crags above , Black mountain finery indeed 18.7.26 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

The Nant-y-Llyn in the Breacons 18.7.26 , accending up to its source of Llyn fan fawr lake 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

The lovely Nant-y-Llyn a beuty of an upland river ,with its terriced small falls ,definetly worth a return to see them with there waterlevels alot higher 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Hieracium reticulatiforme (Reticulate-leaved Hawkweed) a native british endemic scattered over scottland and pushing south into yorkshire ,here it is at its most southerley and only welsh locality ,on the top of a small watetfall on the Nant-y-Llyn 18.7.26 ,a beuty of a section foliosa species 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Hieracium tavense (Black mountain Hawkweed) a rare welsh endemic ,restricted to the Nant-y-Llyn a small upland river in the upper Tawe valley , found by Augustine Ley in 1899,it is only known from an unstable cliff on the North side of small waterfall and that is its wourld population 18.7.26🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Hieracium prenanthoides (Rouh-leaved Hawkweed) only two sites for Wales for this species, Craig Cwm Ddu that i will visit next weekend and here pictured on Tarron yr Esgob,i found it on Tarron in its known locality,just a handfull of plants, but also discovered a new unknown locality of 30+ plants 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Ptychomitrium polyphyllum (Greater Pincushion) growing on a boulder top on Tarron yr Esgob 5.7.26 , the long straight Peristome teeth looking good @bbsbryology.bsky.social

Tetrodontium brownianum (Brown's Four-tooth Moss) growing on an old red Sandstone Crag on Tarron yr Esgob 5.7.26 @bbsbryology.bsky.social

Isopterygiopsis pulchella (Neat Silk-moss) growing on the red sandstone crags on Tarron yr Esgob 5.7.26 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @bbsbryology.bsky.social

Orthothecium intricatum (Fine-leaved Leskea) in big amounts under Overhangs on the red sandstone Crags on Tarron yr Esgob last weekend ,splended matts of it ,i usualy only see it in Crevices is smaller amounts ,nice 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @bbsbryology.bsky.social

Rhabdoweisia fugax (Dwarf Streak-moss) growing on the red sandstone Crags on Tarron yr Esgob in the Black mountains 5.7.26 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @bbsbryology.bsky.social

Some of the old red sandstone Crags on Tarron yr Esgob in the Black mountains in wales last weekend , fantastic habitat 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

The huge fallen tufa block below the impresive petrifying tufa spring in the middle of the expanse of the Tarrin Yr Esgob escarpment in the Black Mountains last weekend , spleded habitat🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿