hornet nest relocation

European hornets in a bird box Last year, we had Great Tits nesting in our bird box, and despite some … More

British fish

I recently bought a former-library copy of another book in the Reader’s Digest Nature Lovers Field Guide series, this time … More

wholesome mother-daughter time

painting the cat Actually, to be clear, painting a picture of the cat… My daughter came over today for some … More

the importance of pigeons

I attended an online celebration of pigeons last night with Wild Life Drawing, and the author Charlie Bingham (not Charlie … More

the South Downs National Park

High and Over, and Cuckmere Haven It’s been years since I’ve been to High and Over, although I have an … More

first half of my new sketchbook

Here we go, another halfway-through-my-sketchbook tour although those of you who read my blog regularly (🫶 genuinely appreciated, thank you) … More

a botanical connection

I love field guides. There, I said it. The older the better, and definitely illustrated rather than photographic. In my … More

some sketchbook love

I’ve been working on business-y type things a lot recently, and although I have been doing plenty of illustrating, I … More

collage ideas

for the birdwatching logbooks I have had great fun devising different motifs to use for my promotional collages. Thinking up … More

Creative Collage Motifs for Birdwatching

making British motifs Ok so it’s half-term here in England and I have given myself a week off from considering … More