The National Trust has attempted to save one of England's rarest lichens by transferring it from a fallen oak to nearby trees in Cumbria. National Trust in a mission to save one of Britain's rarest lichens | Daily Mail Online NB: Correct spelling of scientific name is Lobaria pulmonaria. Lobaria pulmonaria | The British Lichen Society
I'm sorry to hear that Lobaria pulmonaria is so rare in England. In BC, it is plentiful in areas where the air is clean and is apparently a great source of nitrogen. Here is an article by Terry Taylor, a very well-respected naturalist in British Columbia.
Being National Trust members, we read everything that comes through and this was amongst the many that came through today. I was going to post it myself until I saw @togata57 beat me to it. But I am very pleased it has been posted to highlight the ever increasing problem of habitat loss. The UK is a small country and nature is suffering from an ever expanding population that brings with it increasing pollution.
