Suffolk’s Priority Liverwort and Moss Species
Key
Listed as a conservation priority in Suffolk’s Biodiversity Action Plan.
Closely associated with Suffolk’s landscape and natural identity.
Identified as a key priority for recovery under Suffolk’s Local Nature Recovery Strategy.
Has a Species of the Month article attached.
Most moss recording in the County has been coordinated by the British Bryological Society, Richard Fisk has undertaken a major survey of Suffolk and the results were published in A Flora of Suffolk.
The excellent BBS Field Guide to Mosses and Liverworts of Britain and Ireland should enable recorders to identify most species with a hand lens in the field. Further guidance on recording and identification can also be found on the British Bryological Society website, and our own Species Identification Guides page is well worth a look.
Major Publications
- A Flora of Suffolk. Sanford & Fisk (2010), ebook available on the BSBI website for a nominal £5 fee
- Suffolk mosses and liverworts. A.C. Smith (1989) vol. 25
- The Hepatics, Mosses and Lichens of Suffolk. Mayfield (1930, IDNHS 1: 89)
Papers from Suffolk Natural History
- Suffolk Bryophytes, an update. R. Fisk (2023) vol. 59
- Suffolk Bryophytes, an update. R. Fisk (2019) vol. 55
- Suffolk bryophytes 2016. R. Fisk (2017) vol. 53
- Notes on some recent Suffolk bryophyte records. R. Fisk (2016) vol. 52
- Bryophytes in Suffolk 2013. R.J. Fisk (2014) vol. 50
- Bryophytes in Suffolk 2012. R.J. Fisk (2013) vol. 49
- Bryophytes in Suffolk, 2011. R. Fisk (2012) vol. 48
- Notes on Suffolk Bryophytes 2009. R. Fisk (2010) vol. 46
- Bryophytes in Suffolk 2006. R. Fisk (2007) vol. 43
- Bryophytes in Suffolk 2005. R. Fisk (2006) vol. 42
- Some recent bryophyte records for 2003–4. R.J. Fisk (2005) vol. 41
- Suffolk Bryophytes 2002 – a brief review of the year. R. Fisk (2003) vol. 40
- Bryophyte recording in Suffolk 2001. R. Fisk (2002) vol. 38
- Bryophyte Recording in Suffolk, 2000. R. Fisk (2001) vol. 38
- Notes on Suffolk Bryophytes in 1999. R.J. Fisk (2000) vol. 36
- Notes on some bryophytes recorded in Suffolk during 1998. R.J. Fisk (1999) vol. 36
- Notes on some bryophytes recorded in Suffolk in 1997. R.J. Fisk (1998) vol. 35
- Notes on some bryophytes recorded in Suffolk in 1996. R.J. Fisk (1997) vol. 33
- An interesting moss. P.J. Wanstall (1988) vol. 24