BBC Countryfile
BBC Countryfile Magazine March 2023
Series of illustrations of common Umbellifer plantsSeries of six common UK umbellifer species for identification guide within the BBC Countryfile March 2023 edition
BBC Countryfile Magazine: Hay Meadows
Guide to Britain's Hay Meadows by Phil Gates. June 2018Landscape illustration of a cross section through an idealized Hay meadow, for article in BBC Countryfile Magazine. The landscape includes a cross section of a mole burrow, details of the roots of yellow rattle, meadow butterflies, beetles and worms, small mammals, a soaring swallow, and lots of wild meadow flowers. The landscape behind is based on Muker, in Swaledale. The “Guide to Britain’s Hay Meadows” also includes several botanical illustrations of grass species.
https://www.countryfile.com/wildlife/trees-plants/guide-to-britains-hay-meadows/BBC Countryfile Magazine
Illustrations of wild flowers from my sketchbooks to accompany articles on spring, and how best to enjoy the countryside April 2018 and April 2016Illustrations of wild flowers from my sketchbooks to accompany articles on spring, and how best to enjoy the countryside. Violet and Primrose sketchbook studies were included to illustrate the article. I also wrote a short piece on the joys of being in the woods, illustrating.