Lochgelly East, NT29

Loch Gelly is an interesting spot because half of it is in NT19 and half in NT29. The split is immediately where I park so I can go either way. First couple of lunchtime forays though I have chosen the under-recorded NT29 square.

Among a routine set of species, mostly already recorded in NT29, I have found a couple of nice things. The first is Parmotrema perlatum, which I mistook for Hypotrachyna revoluta. The second is Ramalina fraxinea. The latter appears to be woefully under-recorded in Fife while the county is bordered north and south by blanket coverage of presence in every square. that probably tells its own tale.

Parmotrema perlatum

Ramalina fraxinea

New Fife Lichen - Hypotrachyna revoluta

Bizarrely the first and second records for the species in quick succession, with the first found on a fallen Japanese Larch at Calais Muir Wood, Dunfermline and the second at Cullaloe LNR. There are records close to VC85 but not quite in it. It could be worth keeping an eye out for further east to see just how far inside the county it is. Both these sites are in NT18

Calais Muir Wood

Cullaloe LNR, note C+r medulla