Category Archives: Mosses

Mosses – Bryophyta

Mosses & Liverworts of Whiteknights: 3. Saxicolous Mosses

Posted on 2015/02/22 by David

3. Saxicolous Mosses This is the fourth in a series of posts exploring the mosses and liverworts (bryophytes) of Whiteknights campus. My first three posts described the rich flora of bryophytes growing on trees (epiphytes) on campus. In this post … Continue reading →

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Mosses and Liverworts of Whiteknights: More Epiphytic Mosses

Posted on 2015/02/03 by David

This is the second in a series of posts exploring the mosses and liverworts (bryophytes) of Whiteknights campus. My first post covered epiphytic mosses and I promised there to introduce liverworts next. However, having found four more epiphytic mosses I have gotten myself … Continue reading →

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Mosses & Liverworts of Whiteknights: 1. Epiphytic Mosses

Posted on 2015/01/29 by David

1. Epiphytic Mosses Since the onset of winter I have been out with my nose to trees and paths looking at the moss and liverwort flora of Whiteknights. This is the first in a series of blog posts describing some of the species I have … Continue reading →

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Wolves in the leaf litter

Posted on 2013/03/10 by Top Cat

Wolf Spiders: Trochosa terricola Although they do not hunt in packs like wolves, the spiders of the family Lycosidae are very much nocturnal predators. These wolves, unlike their counterparts, are readily found in the UK and within the genus Trochosa … Continue reading →

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