Mosses and lichens
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Mosses and lichens by Richard Sutcliffe as part of the Geograph project.
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Mosses and lichens
Image: © Richard Sutcliffe Taken: 22 Jul 2024
On one of the fence pillars outside flats on Firhill Road. The mosses have grown all over the concrete ball on top, whilst the lichens are colonising the flatter surface below. Images on Streetview show that there was no evidence of mosses on the ball in 2014, so this must represent about ten years of growth.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.879966
Longitude
-4.269433