Sharp rush Juncus acutus
Sharp rush Juncus acutus with leaf tip and nutlet detail
Marram grass 2 Ammophila arenaria
Marram grass Ammophila arenaria with detail of flowering head, ligule and in-rolled leaf
Sand pansy 2
Sand pansy Viola tricolor ssp curtisi showing insubstantial foliage and yellow and white flowers
Reindeer lichen Cladonia rangiformis
Reindeer lichen Cladonia rangiformis showing spots of algae growing on the grey branches
Early Marsh Orchid Dactylorhiza incarnata ssp coccinea
Early Marsh Orchid Dactylorhiza incarnata ssp coccinea showing distinctive red flowers and stocky low habit
Single flower of Early Marsh orchid Dactylorhiza incarnata ssp coccinea
Close up of one flower showing reflexed sides of labellum and red colour
Portland spurge Euphorbia portlandica
Portland spurge Euphorbia portlandica with flower fruit seed and leaf underside
Round-headed Club-rush Scirpoides holoschoenus
With spikelet detail, showing how the upper leaf looks like a continuation of the stem
Lesser Hawkbit Leontodon saxatilis
Lesser Hawkbit Leontodon saxatilis with details of pappas types on two different achenes
Evening primrose Oenothera biennis
With stem detail showing swollen red bases of stem hairs
Sand hill Screwmoss Syntrichia ruraliformis ruraliformis
Sand hill screwmoss Wet specimen showing green starry tips against bronze background
Dry specimen of Sand hill Screwmoss Syntrichia ruraliformis ruraliformis
Dry specimen showing how incurled the moss becomes when not wet
Syntrichia ruraliformis ruraliformis Sand Hill Screwmoss details
Syntrichia ruraliformis ruraliformis fascicle and leaf with hyaline tip
Western eyebright Euphrasia tetraquetra
Western eyebright Euphrasia tetraquetra with leaf & flower detail
Sharp rush Juncus acutus
Sharp rush Juncus acutus with nutlet and inflorescence
Bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella
Bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella showing sprawling habit
Sea stock Matthiola sinuata
Showing seed, pale pink flowers, woolly blue leaves and a seed
Sand pansy Viola tricolor ssp. curtisii
Showing yellow and cream colouration and sprawling, tufted habit
Coral Reef scene in the Red Sea
Red sea coral reef scene showing clown fish, sea urchins, star puffer fish, brain coral, squirrel fish, sea anenome, and lettuce coral
Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum
Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum with Puccinia smyrnii rust on some leaves, and detail of one flower and one seed.
Reef Manta ray Manta alfredi
Reef Manta ray Manta alfredi showing two animals swimming with mouths open, filter-feeding. Illustration from “30 Animals that made us smarter” by Patrick Ayree (BBC Books)
Bottle nosed dolphin Tursiops trunatus
Illustration from the cover of “30 animals that made us smarter” by Partick Aryee. Illustration cannot be re-used in any other book titles.
Bottle nosed dolphin Tursiops trunatus – colour
Illustration from the cover of “30 animals that made us smarter” by Partick Aryee. Illustration cannot be re-used in any other book titles.
Grey seal and pup Halichoerus grypus
Grey seal and pup Halichoerus grypus basking on the shoreline