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Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum with Puccinia smyrnii rust on some leaves, and detail of one flower and one seed.

Wood vetch showing branching tendrils, growth habit, and the darker-coloured banner petals.

Alaskan lupin Lupinus nootkanensis plant showing leaves and blue flowering spikes.

Nootka lupin Lupinus nootkanensis flowering spike in sketch style, watercolour & graphite

Nootka lupin Lupinus nootkanensis sketchbook studies showing details of leaflets, seed pods, seeds, root, habit sketch, and flower cross sections.

Nootka lupin sketch with notes showing details of leaflets, seed pods, seeds, root, habit sketch, and flower cross sections.

Habit sketch of Heath Star-moss Campylopus introflexus growing on limestone boulder.

Heath Star-moss Campylopus introflexus illustrations showing wet moss with white apical hairs.

Heath Star-moss study showing the moss in wet and dry states, and botanical details

Heath Star-moss study with notes showing the moss in dry and wet form and with botanical details

Cow Parsley sketchbook study sheet.  Detail of seed head, flowers, and leaves and roots are shown.

Cow Parsley sketchbook study sheet with written notes.  Detail of seed head, flowers, and leaves and roots are shown.

Chequered skipper Carterocephalus palaemon butterfly illustration. Illustration ties in with the Rockingham forest “Back from the Brink” conservation project, led by Butterfly Conservation. It is also the subject of an online illustration workshop.

Bagot goat Capra aegagrus hircus, this species lives semi-wild at Blithfield Hall, Staffordshire.

Heath fritillary butterfly Melitaea athalia on cowwheat with speedwell, one in flight and one showing folded underwings

Yellow rattle Rhinanthus minor in flower

Sea otter Enhydra lutris floating in the sea on its back, holding a clam and favoured stone, and peering at the viewer

Tiger Panthera tigris portrait of a head sketch

Bongo Tragelaphus eurycerus pen and ink quick sketch showing the animal in profile

Takahe Porphyrio hochstetteri with one foot raised sjowing amazing colourful plumage

Great crested newt Triturus cristatus

Great crested newt Triturus cristatus

Great crested newt Triturus cristatus with background