Photo of a yellow lichen
Xanthoria parietina

Very few species of fungi and lichen have been identified so far. This is partly because the Meadow is not known to be a stronghold for such species and the habitat would suggest that only quite common species are likely to be present but also because no-one with the skills needed has surveyed the site. If anyone would care to add to this list, please pass on your data for inclusion here.

The bryophytes however, received the attention of Dave Wood during 2021 and the impressive list of mosses and liverworts below is entirely thanks to him.

Lichens

A lichen Xanthoria parietina

A lichen Hypogymnia physodes

Mosses and Liverworts

Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens DCW. On bark. Widespread and abundant.

Greasewort Aneura pinguis DCW. On soil. Locally abundant.

Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum DCW. Widespread and abundant.

Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare DCW. On bark and soil. Widespread and abundant.

Redshank Ceratodon purpureus DCW. On bench. One patch.

Minute Pouncewort Cololejeunia minutissima DCW. On Salix bark. One site.

Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla DCW. On bark. Occasional.

False Beard-moss Didymodon fallax DCW. On soil. Rare.

Cylindric Beard-moss Didymodon insulanus DCW. On tree base. Occasional.

Wavy Beard-moss Didymodon sinuosus DCW. On tree base. Occasional.

Knieff's Hook-moss Drepanocladus aduncus DCW. On bark. Occasional.

Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius DCW. On soil. Locally abundant.

Greater Water-moss Fontinalis antipyretica DCW. In stream. Locally abundant.

Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata DCW. On bark. Frequent.

Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata DCW. On Crataegus bark. One patch.

Blunt Feather-moss Homalia trichomanoides DCW. On tree base. ?Rare.

Cypress-leaved Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme DCW. On bark. Widespread and locally abundant.

Supine Plait-moss Hypnum resupinatum DCW. On bark. Frequent.

Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga DCW. Abundant.

Kneiff's Feather-moss Leptodictyum riparium DCW. Occasional.

Many-fruited Leskea Leskea polycarpa DCW. On Salix bark. Occasional.

Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata DCW. On soil. Occasional.

Bluish Veilwort Metzgeria fruticulosa DCW. On bark. Occasional.

Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata DCW. On bark. Occasional.

Wood Bristle-moss Orthotrichum affine DCW. Widespread and abundant.

White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum DCW. On bark. Occasional.

Elegant Bristle-moss Orthotrichum pulchellum DCW. On Salix bark. Rare.

Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians DCW. On soil. Abundant.

Showy Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium speciosum DCW. On tree base. Rare.

Endive Pellia Pellia endiviifolia DCW. On soil. Occasional.

Long-beaked Thyme-moss Plagiomnium rostratum DCW. On soil. One extensive patch.

Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss Plagiomnium undulatum DCW. On soil. Occasional.

Even Scalewort Radula complanata DCW. On bark. Rare.

Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum DCW. On bark. Widespread and abundant.

Water Screw-moss Syntrichia latifolia DCW. On bark. Abundant.

Crisped/Bruch's Pincushion Ulota crispa/bruchii DCW. On bark. One plant.

Unidentified acrocarp DCW. On Crataegus bark. One patch.

Green Yoke moss Zygodon viridissimus DCW. On bark. Occasional.

Fungi

Jew’s ear Auricularia auricula-judae

Plate fungus Berkandera adjusta

Yellow cowpat Bolbitius

Common Funnel Cap Clitocybe infundibuliformis

A toadstool Conocybe tenera

Common Inkcap Coprinus atramentarius

King Alfred’s Cakes Daldina concentrica

Witches’ Butter Exidia plana

Sulphur Tuft Hypholoma fasciculare

Weeping Widow Lacrynaria velutina

Wood Blewit Lepista nuda

Coral Spot Nectria cinnabarina

A toadstool Panaeolus foenisecii

Candlesnuff Xylaria hypoxylon