wildlife

Musk mallow Malva mochata with detail of lower leaf which is rounder than those higher on the plant

Yellow morel Morchella esculenta fungus pen and ink illustration

Robin Erithacus rubecula perched on an old wooden post

House sparrow Passer domesticus.  Male in profile, pen and ink with colour wash

Tree sparrow Passer montanus Male diagram in pen and ink with colour wash

Hay meadow cross section showing mole burrow and roots below the soil and flowers, butterflies, and insects above ground

Gull Larus wing anatomy to show the feathers and markings

Gull Larus head anatomy simplified diagram to help show structures of note

Gull Larus in flight anatomy simplified to show structures of note in this family of seabirds

Gull Larus body anatomy showing features to look out for when the bird is at rest

Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata diagram with outstretched wing

Kings Alfreds cakes Daldinia concentrica fungus growing on bark

House sparrow Passes domesticus Female pen and ink diagram with watercolour top wash

House sparrow Passer domesticus male perching on a branch with rosehips.

Barn swallow Hirundo rustica in flight, seen from below, with a small insect in its beak

Barn swallow Hirundo rustica viewed from above with small insect in its beak

Sketchbook study of a dead Bank vole Myodes glareolus, brought in by a cat

Bagot goat Capra aegagrus hircus, this species lives semi-wild at Blithfield Hall, Staffordshire.

Male bullfinch in breeding plumage on flowering cherry

Common British Garden invertebrates including violet ground beetle, silver y moth, earth worm, worm, flesh fly, honey bee, ladybird, and small tortoiseshell butterfly with written annotations on each

Ladybird Coccinella septempuctata dorsal view showing red wing cases with black spots

Ladybird Coccinella septempuctata dorsal view showing red wing cases with black spots

Sinodendron cylindricum Rhinoceros beetle showing texture and rough elytra, cut to white, dorsal view

Spotted cucumber beetle Diabrotica undecimpunctata dorsal view showint bright yellow and black wing cases, cut to white