Clare Rickerby
Freelance Botanist
Useful and interesting botanical sites
- The British Bryological Society for information about future field meetings and resources on bryophytes
- BBS field guide A great place to start when learning bryophtes
- The Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland BSBI
- Ben Lawers National Nature Reserve site
- NVC information about the National Vegetation Classification system.
- Green Light Images has some fantastic photographs of bryophytes, lichens and fungi plus lots of tips for bryophyte identification.
- Plantlife the UK wide charity working to protect and conserve our native wild plants.
Organisations and people I have worked for
- Ben Lawers National Trust for Scotland
- RSPB - describing some of the work done by the RSPB.
- SNH - Scottish Natural Heritage.
- Dr Andreas Heinmeyer at the University of York on the peatland management research project.
- Dr Alistair Headley at PlantEcol
- Melanie Findlay at Findlay Ecology Services
- Dr Richard Streeter
- Professor Andrew Dugmore
- Miriam Baines at BSG Ecology
- "identiplant" distance learning plant identification course.
Trollius europeaus
Creag an Lochain, Meal nan Tarmachan
Scapania ornithopodioides
Coire Granda, Ben Dearg