Tuesday 9 April 2013

The OPAL guide to epiphytic mosses in orchards

The "Moss Man" gave me a copy of "The OPAL guide to epiphytic mosses in orchards in the East of England to help me to learn to identify the orchard mosses myself.

This Lottery funded guide explains what mosses are and how to conduct an orchard survey along with lots of photographs and identification information on the most common epiphytic acrocarpous mosses to be found in orchards.

You can download your own copy here or go to the OPAL website to order a hard copy for yourself.

By the way OPAL stands for The Open Air Laboratories, it was founded in 2007 and aims to inspire a new generation of nature-lovers by getting people to explore, study, enjoy and protect their local environment.

Click to see the list of mosses found by the "Moss Man" on just 10 Bramley Apple Trees

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