seaside

Common glasswort Salicornia europaea plant for Field Studies Council

Two Little stint Calidris minuta in summer plumage on shoreline

Little stint Calidris minuta in summer plumage

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

Grey seal and pup Halichoerus grypus basking on the shoreline

Sea Buck-thorn Hippophae rhamnoides shrub pen and ink with colour wash

Sea Buckthorn shrub Hippophae rhamnoides.  Pen and ink illustration shows elongate leaves, low shrubby growth habit, and berries.

Large landscape showing an idealised view of Bantham estate in Devon.  It explains the process of succession and stabilization in a sand dunes landscape.  Over 28 species of plant and 17 animals appear in this natural history illustration.  These include adders to sand wasps, Comma butterflies to linnets, and marram grass to Sea carrots. Species […]

Coastal Hay Meadow in Devon (Bentham).  Illustration shows idealised grassland scene with insects, birds, and wild flowers one would hope to see in a well managed coastal hay meadow.

Tamarisk or Athel pine Tamarisx aphylla branch with flowers and leaves

Yellow horned-poppy Galucium flavum with seed pod

Thrift Armeria maritima with individual flower detail

Spring squill Scilla verna botanical illustration by Lizzie Harper showing large bulb

Sheeps bit Jasione montana showing plant and individual flower

Sea wormwood Artemesia maritima with outline showing shape of one lower leaf and flowering spike

Sea Sandwort Honckenya peploides showing distinctive stacked leaves and individual flower

Sea rocket Cakile maritima with detail of cross section through seed pod

Sea radish Raphanus raphanistrum maritimus with detail of one leaflet and constricted seed pod

Sea plantain Plantago maritima

Sea pea Lathyrus japonicus with detail of pea pod, seed, and square stem

Sea Milkwort Glaux maritima with individual flower in leaf axis

Sea mayweed Tripleurospermum maritimum with disc floret and achene with elongated oil gland

Sea holly Eryngium maritimum with single bract and seed

Sea Kale Crambe maritima