Introduction

Sketching giant animals is all about scale. Being close to these two giants during a museum visit, I chose a sight-sized approach for both the blue whale and the moa (opposite). Careful planning at th

Bones create an internal armature that on some animals, such as an elephant or cow, appear quite stiff and rigid, but on others, such as the cheetah, they are gracile, loose and flexible, allowing for

POND DIPPING IN SOUTH AMERICA IS surprising, mainly because it isn’t that different from pond dipping in a British ditch. There are familiar faces in the water: beetles, pond skaters, water boatmen, d

Striking pops of autumnal colour, brilliant ideas for small shady spaces and even a wildlife pond in a pot – this urban oasis has it all…

The roach might not be a tasty catch, but this sound and sociable shoal fish is so adaptable it can thrive in all manner of less than desirable waterways

At this time of year many lakes and rivers are thick with it but, while many anglers may curse the green stuff, here’s why the underwater world would be all the poorer without it...