Poplar Hawk-Moth Laothoe populi
Poplar Hawk Moth Laothoe populi cut to white with wings at rest held in typical position for this species
Self heal Prunella vulgaris
Self heal Prunella vulgaris botanical watercolour illustration
Ideal Garden: a garden for nature and the environment
Ideal garden full of things you can do to encourage nature and promote soil health in your garden For more please check out my blog, and the associated blog on how NOT to have an ideal garden.
Carbon cycle based around a tree, fully annotated
Illustration showing annotated carbon cycle including images of leaf litter detritovores, soil micro-organisms, root tips, and the importance of respiration and photosynthesis For more on this illustration, check out my blog
Carbon cycle centred around a tree
Illustration of the Carbon cycle, with all the elements and chemicals involved in the cycle (but omitting arrows and english text). For more on this illustration, check out my blog
Lilac Hedgerow encouraging wildlife
Hedgerows encourage birds, mammals, and insects and are easy to integrate into a garden. this Swedish garden scene shows this priniciple.
Non environmentally and nature friendly garden
Illustrations showing a garden with closely cropped grass, a lot of hard surfaces, few trees and shrubs, and non-native annuals which don’t support pollinators. For more please check out my blog and the associated blog, on how to take steps to having an ideal garden.
Great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis
Great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis with detail of individual flower
Carbon cycle: Beech tree with roots, leaf litter, and fungal hyphae
Used as the basis for a diagram showing the Carbon cycle. For more on this illustration, check out my blog
Black Oil beetle Meloe proscarabaeus
Black oil beetle Meloe proscarabaeus showing distinctive abdominal shape and antennae.
Spotted flycatcher Muscicapa striata
Spotted flycatcher Muscicapa striata perched on a gravestone, eating a beetle. Completed for Cusop Churchyard nature panel.
Wasps and bees hibernating in cracks in an old wall
Wasps and bees hibernating in cracks in an old wall, showing common UK bee and social wasp species in the mortar of a church wall
Plums and Custard Fungus tricholomopsis rutilans
Plums and Custard Fungus tricholomopsis rutilans showing mature and young fruting bodies. This fungi is distinctive in its purple mottling on a cream background.
Redwing Turdus iliacus
Redwing Turdus iliacus perched on a branch, with a berry in its beak
Fountain Grass Pennisetum setaceum
Fountain Grass Pennisetum setaceum sketchbook study sheet, showing details of plant
English Scurvygrass Cochlearia anglica
English Scurvygrass Cochlearia anglica botanical watercolour illustration showing details of flower with elongate petals, and the distinctive neck of the fruit
Oregon Grape Mahonia aquifolium
Oregon Grape Mahonia aquifolium sketchbook study sheet, showing details of plant
Yellow Loosestrife Lysimachia punctata
Yellow Loosestrife Lysimachia punctata sketchbook study sheet, showing details of plant
Butterfly bush Buddleja davidii
Butterfly bush Buddleja davidii sketchbook study sheet, showing details of plant
Old Man’s Beard Clematis vitalba
Old Man’s Beard Clematis vitalba sketchbook study sheet, showing details of plant
Giant Goldenrod Solidago gigantea
Giant Goldenrod Solidago gigantea sketchbook study sheet, showing details of plant
Himalayan Knotweed Persicaria polystachum
Himalayan Knotweed Persicaria polystachum sketchbook study sheet, showing details of plant
Narrow-leaved Ragwort Senecio inaequidens
Narrow-leaved Ragwort Senecio inaequidens sketchbook study sheet, showing details of plant
Oriental Bittersweet Celastrus orbiculatus
Oriental Bittersweet Celastrus orbiculatus sketchbook study sheet, showing details of plant