willow

Sprig of Goat willow Salix caprea showing leaves with pale undersides

Goat willow Salix caprea completed for a rewilding project

Sprig of this iconic spring plant with pussy willow catkins coming into flower. Catkins appear before leaves emerge.

Poplar Hawk Moth Laothoe populi cut to white with wings at rest held in typical position for this species

Willow anthracnose Drepanopeziza sphaerioides on Weeping willow foliage Saliz babalonica

Willow warbler Phylloscopus trochilus on branch showing green grey back and yellowish chest.

Woodstock water meadow view with wildlife pond in foreground; seen with otter, kingfisher, and Peacock butterfly

Lunar Hornet esia bembeciformis Moth showing clear transparent hindwings and mimiryc patterns of wasp

Wind pollinators showing close up of individual flowers along with larger plant; dandelion, grass flower, and catkins. All use wind for pollination. Pen and ink with colour wash

How to pollard a tree by pruning

View of a head water stream with dipper, wagtail, waterfall and damselflies then view of a river with a heron fishing from a shingle bank, sand marten flying low, and dragonfly and beetles at home amongst driftwood; the river meanders on to a wetland meadow delta with grazing herds and established aquatic plant communities flanking […]

Landscape of fields speckled with buttercups and grazing herds of sheep and cows, in the foreground there are shrubs then wild flower patches which provide cover for grey partridge, gatekeeper burtterflies, seven spot burnet moth, adonis blue butterfly, green woodpecker, hoverfly, bees, tiger beetle, and oil beetle on bare soil. WIld flowers shown include meadow […]

Marsh tit Poecile palustris and Willow tit Poecile montanus illustrations next to each other for easy comparison of these similar species