spines

Leaf and prickly seed case along with one chestnut

Prickly poppy Papaver argemone with detail of prickly seed head, stamen, and seed

Carline Thistle Carlina vulgaris showing straw coloured flowers

Spine cross section from a hedgehog Illustration from “30 Animals that made us smarter” by Patrick Ayree (BBC Books).

European Hedgehog Illustration from “30 Animals that made us smarter” by Patrick Ayree (BBC Books).

False acacia Robinia pseudoacacia with detail of the grey bark and of one opened seed pod

Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna sketchbook study, with a focus on the berries or haws

Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna pen and ink botanical illustration with details of the berries (or haws), blossom, and individual leaf

Blackberry Rubus fruticosus line drawing with focus on the blossom and berries

Sketchbook study of the blackberry, focusing on the ripe and un ripe berries

Small pen and ink sketch with stippled texture and a watercolour top wash, cut to white

Earthworm coiled and curled up showing its saddle and segmentation clearly, cut to white

pen and ink stippled diagram of a worm with detail of the spines that help earthworms move

Worm against grassy background, looking like it should be under the ground rather than crawlign about on top of it

Earthworm coiled and curled up showing its saddle and segmentation clearly, cut to white

Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus in profile, with grass below

Western Gorse Ulex galli with flower and individual leaf detail

Star sedge Carex echinata plant with two stigmas, ligule, fruit, female glume and leaf tip

Rattan Palm Calamus frond and showing spiked stem, pen and ink

Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre with basal rosette of leaves and erect stem with tight cluster of thistle flowers

Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna sprig of blossom and detail of shiny red berries

Gorse Ulex europaeus sprig

Dwarf Gorse Ulex minor with details of individual flower and leaves on stem

Cotton plant Gossypium in fruit and also showing the flower, bud, and leaves; plus weevil Anthonomus grandis both on the plant, cut to white, and as a detail in larval and pupal form within the flower bud