Out & About …

… on the North York Moors, or wherever I happen to be.

Tag: Xanthoria aureola

  • Great Dinnod

    Great Dinnod

    It’s good to feel freed from the restrictions of lockdown and the warmth of the spring sunshine. Not many crowds out here. I’m exploring the moors to the south west of Scaling Dam. Waupley Moor, Easington High Moor, Danby Low Moor and Lealholm Moor. I do like these moors. They’re more varied than those on…

  • Xanthoria aureola

    Xanthoria aureola

    A splash of colour by the side of the Cleveland Way in the winter sunshine. Easily overlooked but deserving a closer inspection. Lichens fascinate me but I admit I am lost when it comes to naming and hesitate to put a name to this. Xanthoria aureola is a likely candidate, there are other contenders, same…