Irreplaceable Woodlands – Charles Flower The black and white microscope

The black and white microscope images have been sumptuously coloured by Rob Kesseler highlighting the structure and functioning of the minuscule fruit and seeds some almost invisible to the naked eye and in so doing creating a work of art

forming a deep crevasse referred to as a bergschrund

Pictured: penguins

evoking a by-gone era of rural idyll and permanent summer sunshine

mimicry and camouflage of the butterflies and moths in your garden

Irreplaceable Woodlands – Charles Flower The black and white microscopeCharles Flower has spent many years working on and writing about the restoration of wild flowers to grasslands and has now turned his attention to ancient woodlands, many of which, though derelict, are treasure houses of diversity, an asset unrecognised by almost everyone including those in Government. Yet with a little effort glades and rides, which may represent less than ten per cent of the wood, can be opened up with remarkable results. Once light