Downy birch Betula pubescens (colour)
Downy birch Betula pubescens pen and ink illustration with watercolour top wash.
Pussy willow catkins Goat Willow Salix caprea
Sprig of this iconic spring plant with pussy willow catkins coming into flower. Catkins appear before leaves emerge.
Balsam poplar Populus balsamifera catkins fruit and leaves
Balsam poplar Populus balsamifera catkins fruit and leaves with annotations within a border Illustration from “The Treeline: The last forest and the future of the planet” by Ben Rawlence (publ. Jan 2022)
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus with flower and a cluster of seed catkins
Hazel Corylus avellana sketchbook study
Hazel Corylus avellana sketchbook study with pencil and wash leaf as well as details of catkins, nuts and a leaf.
Hazel Corylus avellana sketchbook page
Hazel Corylus avellana sketchbook page with detailed pencil leaf study, detail of a young leaf and some nuts
Beech Fagus sylvatica sketchbook study
Sketchbook study of the Beeck, with details of leaf and beech nut
Wind pollinators diagram
Wind pollinators showing close up of individual flowers along with larger plant; dandelion, grass flower, and catkins. All use wind for pollination. Pen and ink with colour wash
Hazel Corylus avellana tree
Hazel Corylus avellana tree pen and ink drawing of the shape of the thicket without leaves
Hazel Corylus avellana twig and leaf
Hazel Corylus avellana twig, catkins and leaf
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana sprig with immature and mature hazel nuts, along with a sprig with small female flowers and catkins
Common Alder Alnus glutinosa
Common Alder Alnus glutinosa tree, pen and ink study of a tree in full leaf
Common Alder Alnus glutinosa roots
Common Alder Alnus glutinosa roots showing their distinctive growth habit
Common Alder Alnus glutinosa Cones and catkins
Common Alder Alnus glutinosa Cones and catkins pencil study with outline of the leaf behind
Beech Fagus sylvatica twig and leaf
Beech Fagus sylvatica twig in bud and leaf and beechnuts
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Beech Fagus sylvatica tree outline showing tree shape without leaves
Beech bark study Fagus sylvatica
Beech bark study Fagus sylvatica showing a knot
Ancient woodland landscape with bluebells and moths
Landscape showing an ancient oak woodland with oak trees which were last pollarded years ago, the under storey is carpeted with bluebells, the trees are hung with lichen, and there are moths in the foreground settled on a patch of wild spring flowers