natural history

Ash Fraxinus excelsior keys in autumn, having turned brown

Silver birch seeds with detail of one individual seed

Leaf and prickly seed case along with one chestnut

Scots pine Pinus sylvestris cones, one mature and one less ripe

Horse chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum conkers both in, and out of, their seed case

Small-leaved Lime leaf and seeds Tilia cordata with bract

Wych Elm Ulmus glabra leaf and seeds with close up of one seed

Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus winged seeds showing ripe and unripe paired seeds

Guelder rose Viburnum opulus leaf and fruit showing shiny red berries

Spindle Euonymus europaeus bright coloured autumn leaf and berries

Norway spruce Picea abies cone and individual seed

London plane Platanus × acerifolia leaf and seeds, with details of individual seeds

Hornbeam Carpinus betulus mature dry seed with bracts

Field maple Acer campestre sprig showing leaves and developing seeds and close up of mature seeds

Scots pine Pinus sylvestris cone and needles.  Pen and ink illustration with top colour.

Downy birch Betula pubescens pen and ink illustration with watercolour top wash.

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)

Short-eared owl Asio flammeus in heather

Mulberry Morus nigra berries and leaf, colour on pen and ink drawing

Rowan Sorbus acuparia groenlandica flowers berries leaves, annotated in a layout Illustration from “The Treeline: The last forest and the future of the planet” by Ben Rawlence (publ. Jan 2022)

Dahurian larch Larix gmelinii cones flowers and needles in layout with text Illustration from “The Treeline: The last forest and the future of the planet” by Ben Rawlence (publ. Jan 2022)

Yew Taxus baccata Female and male flowers and berries on branch with text and layout Illustration from “The Treeline: The last forest and the future of the planet” by Ben Rawlence (publ. Jan 2022)

Scots pine Pinus sylvestris Female strobile male flowers cone and sprig layout with text Illustration from “The Treeline: The last forest and the future of the planet” by Ben Rawlence (publ. Jan 2022)  

White spruce Picea glauca cones flowers needles layout with text Illustration from “The Treeline: The last forest and the future of the planet” by Ben Rawlence (publ. Jan 2022)