Petworth Deer Park 09 & 10.06.25

Petworth Deer Park was a Medieval deer park. Its 700 acres is surrounded by a 14 mile wall. It has a large number of ancent and veteran trees. The lichens listed here are only a tiny proportion of the abundance and diversity of the park.

Sycamore, Acer pseudoplatanus.

Sycamores are not know for their lichen diversity but this veteran Sycamore had a variety of less common lichens.

Physconia grisea

Ochrolechia androgyna

Ochrolechia subviridis

Physcia clementei

Lepra albescens

Haematomma ochroleucum

Ramalina farinacea

Ramalina fastigata

Beech, Fagus sylvatica.

Pertusaria flavida

Pyrrhospora quernea

Candelariella vitellina

Lepra corallina

Oak,  Quercus robur  

Cresponea premnea

Lime, Tilia x europaea

Riodina roboris