Some of the most spectacular lichen I have seen has been in the woods of Easter Ross or East Sutherland. I recall exploring a birch wood next to where my granny lived as a child and seeing amazing grey lichen.
At the weekend we did some walks by the sand dunes and conifer woods near Little Ferry, Sutherland. I was amazed to see so much lichen actually on the sand dunes mixed with heather and other vegetation.
The woods were more spectacular with the firs almost looking loaded down with lichen (not literally true I am sure!).
Close up was interesting too.
The lichen appeared as "bushes" coming out of the branch a few centimetres high.
When constrasted with the darkness of the conifer woods some trees had a ghost-like appearance.
