Bryophytes and Lichen. Roslin Glen 07.03.22

I visited Roslin Glen whilst I was in Edinburgh for the British Lichen Society AGM. 

Roslin Glen contains the largest surviving stretch of ancient woodland in Midlothian and is a haven for all kinds of wildlife.

Running through the Glen is the River North Esk, which stretches from the Pentland hills to the point where it joins the South Esk at Dalkeith Country Park.

The natural beauty of Roslin Glen has attracted the interest of many writers and artists and was a particular favourite in the 18^th and early 19^th centuries. One of the most famous artists to have drawn inspiration from Roslin Glen was JMW Turner. Dorothy Wordsworth, along with her brother William, stayed in the village in 1803 and Dorothy wrote that she ‘had never passed through a more delicious dell than the glen at Roslin’. Roslin Glen - Rossyln Chapel

Candelariella vitellina Wall of Rosslyn Chapel 

Conocephalum conicum 

Ditrichum gracile

Didymodon sp 

Evernia prunastri 

Gyalecta jenensis Wall of Rosslyn Chapel 

Hypnum cupressiforme 

Lunularia cruciata 

Metzgeria furcata

Parmelia sulcata 

Pellia epiphylla 

Porpidia soredizodes On grave in Roslyn cemetery

Rhynchostegium riparioides 

Usnea sp

Variospora flavescens Wall of Rosslyn Chapel 

Map from Midlothian Council leaflet