Fay Newbery
Plant pathologist with an interest in microfungi on plants, lichens, lichenicolous fungi and aquatic hyphomycetes.
- Do I need this Sarah? I think, perhaps, I do! Congratulations.
- On a rainy grey February, a splendid parcel has arrived. What a relief… @pelagic.bsky.social @nfbr.bsky.social @nbntrust.bsky.social
- This looks like fun, as well as being hugely worthwhile. How can people sign up as a volunteer?
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- Reposted by Fay NewberyDo microbes get more food by swimming or staying still? Turns out both work, and cilia help them pull in nutrients no matter the strategy. buff.ly/vK3GmK5
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- I had the honour of reading this pre-publication. It seems even better second time around! If you live in the south-east of the UK, you won't find many of the species covered but the book is still worth buying. The advice on HOW to look and how to attempt IDs is second to none.
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- Reposted by Fay Newbery🦋 Pan-Species Listing: Become a Super-Naturalist Record all the wildlife you see in the UK and level up your natural history skills. Join @graemelyons.bsky.social Lyons on 13 May to discover the world of PSL. @panspecieslisting.bsky.social 🎟️ FREE! Book now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1977266072...
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- Reposted by Fay NewberyIn this review in Fungal Ecology, Håvard Kauserud (@drhyfe.bsky.social) argues that while the ITS region is by far the best DNA (meta)barcoding marker for fungi, we should not use it naively or simplistically doi.org/10.1016/j.fu...
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- Reposted by Fay NewberyThinking of monitoring butterflies in your local area or setting up a monitoring project? We have new guidance to help navigate the various monitoring methods and choose the best option for your project. buff.ly/fvThSQq
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- Reposted by Fay NewberyVegetative identification of ‘small’ Geranium species can be tricky and you need to take a close look at hair length and glands as well as degree of lobe incision. Here are a couple of useful resources archive.bsbi.org.uk/BSBINews99.pdf pg 22-28 thewildflowersociety.org.uk/wp-content/u...
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- Reposted by Fay NewberyIt is John Aubrey’s 400th anniversary this year! My next book publishes his Natural History in full for the 1st time. It is not the quaint collection of random anecdotes suggested by the heavily edited 1847 version, but cutting edge c17 science all penned with Aubrey’s characteristic brilliance.
- Reposted by Fay NewberySunday book review: Pan-species Listing by @graemelyons.bsky.social Publisher: @pelagic.bsky.social Review: markavery.info/2026/01/04/s... "Hardly anyone has the knowledge to write this book & even fewer could write it so well!"
- There are two other lichen guides for Britain and Ireland in print. But this is the first one written by a northern team. If you live in the North of the UK, then this is definitely the one for you.
- Looking good. Great to see lichens included.
- Reposted by Fay NewberyInterested in moth trapping? Wondering which trap to use? Or if different bulbs collect different species? Using 100k samples from @gardenmothscheme.bsky.social our new paper looks at these questions and more! With with Bill Kunin and @katatrepsis.bsky.social #mothsmatter #teammoth
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- Which theme will your best pictures fit into? Don't forget to give your photos titles to get people's attention. You'll want to win as many votes as possible!
- The theme for this meeting is Lichens in Churchyards and on Man-made structures. Come and hear how lichens can form a protective layer over stone.
- Such a perfect posy.
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- An amazing photograph! Will we receive work of this calibre for the British Lichen Society photo competition? Details at britishlichensociety.org.uk/the-society/...
- What an amazing resource this will be!
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- These are amazing! So creative and unique.
- Fabulous. I'd love to see more of these as you work through your data. What part of the country were you in? I'm not seeing some of those pathogens. I probably just need to look harder!
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- This is the first British & Irish lichen book, that I am aware of, which is not focused on species common in southern England. Definitely the best beginners' lichen book to buy if you live in the north. That's one benefit of Scottish authors!
- A great book. Enjoy.
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- Reposted by Fay NewberyWe are delighted to let you know that your Plants, People, Planet article 'Demystifying Fungal Systematics: A Gateway to Fungal Literacy and Societal/Ecological Relevance Through Familiar Species' has been published on Early View. nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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- You have at least six well photographed species here. Bring your photos to the next #AquaticHyphomycete online session and we can help you. Meanwhile look up Clavariopsis aquatica and Tetracladium marchalianum to start with.
- Gorgeous. The best photo of a lichen community that I've seen for ages.
- You've missed my birthday list this year too. But I'm happy to take a voucher for a pre-order for Christmas! I'll let my family know. We'll done @sarahwhild.bsky.social
- The #AquaticHyphomycete online group have another great programme lined up this week. @zimingwang.bsky.social will be talking to us about isolating living spores for culture work. We'll also be talking about the importance of recording these fungi and whether there is a best way to do that.
- Gorgeous. I love it when a painting reaches out a 'speaks' to me.
- How I wish I had the skills to do this!! Your work is beautiful @alicelaigle.bsky.social and so meaningful too. Does anyone have some tips on how someone who cannot draw can achieve the same purpose in a notebook?
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- Another great issue of this newly open access journal. Enjoy!
- For a gentle introduction to aquatic hyphomycetes, try my article out today in Field Mycology 26(3) fieldmycology.org/index.php/jo...
- Reposted by Fay NewberyNew OA publication from TreE_PlaNat project @uktreescapes.bsky.social in Ecological Solutions and Evidence: Creating woodland through natural processes: Current understanding and knowledge gaps in Great Britain besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
- Reposted by Fay NewberyLarge citizen science datasets are powerful tools for biodiversity science, but they may have biases. Nice new paper from @louisbackstrom.bsky.social et al. showing that for eBird and Birdtrack lists there is a tendency for rare species to be over-represented onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
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- We had a thoroughly enjoyable, and very informative, first meeting of the online #AquaticHyphomycete group yesterday. @isabelrfernandes.bsky.social gave us methodology and tips for collecting and fixing foam samples.
- Only three days now until our first online session on #AquaticHyphomycetes There’s still time to sign up by emailing aquatichyphomycetes@gmail.com Andi Bruder will be giving us a quick overview of this special ecological group...
- The app makes this a great survey for teenagers (as well as the rest of us!)
