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Scottish Pine Forest poster with captions by Barbara Nicholson made for a printed wallchart. Signed B.EN, wallchart EB13, printed by Westerham Press, England
Quercus suber, cork oakPlate 35 from `Le Regne Vegetal. Vol 16 1871. Originally called Chene liege in this publication the Cork Oak tree is now know by the name (Quercus suber)
Alnus glutinosa (Willd. ) XXI 4, alderAn illustration of alder tree fruit and foliage from the Natural History Museum Botany Library Plate Collection
Falco sparverius, American kestrelPlate 142 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1831-34), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London
Caprimulgus vociferus, whip-poor-willPlate 82 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1827-30), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London
Corvus brachyrhynchos, American crowPlate 156 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1831-34), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London
Juglands nigra, black walnutIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London
Alnus glutinosa (W. ) DCXXXI, alderAn illustration of an alder tree, fruit and foliage from the Natural History Museum Botany Library Plate Collection
Carpinus betulus, hornbeamSketch 244 from the Ehret Collection of Sketches (unbound) by Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708-1770). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Quercus, oakPlate 21 from The Shape, Skeleton and Foliage of Thirty two species of Trees, 1786 by A. Cozens. Originally issued in 1771
Melanerpes erythrocephalus, red-headed woodpeckerPlate 20, hand coloured etching from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama islands (1731-43) Vol. 1 by Mark Catesby
Quercus in amberA male oak tree flower in Baltic amber with a length of 3.7 mm and dating from the Upper Eocene about 35 million years old. Image from Amber The Natural Time Capsule page 29 figure 86
Quercus sp. crouch oakAlso known as Addlestone Oak or Queens Oak. In the 14th century Wycliffe preached under this oak. Queen Elizabeth I is said to have feasted under it. Photographed by Pat Hart, Summer 2003
Quercus robur, oak leavesLeaves from a common oak tree (Quercus robur) growing within the Natural History Museum Wildlife Garden. Photographed by Derek Adams, June 2003
Female parasitic waspA female parasitic wasp inspecting an oak apple which she will pierce with her ovipositor to lay her eggs
Moreton Bay chestnut seed podCastanospermum australe, Moreton Bay chestnut seed pod collected in Queensland, Australia in 1909 Date: 1909
Fagus sylvatica, European beechIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London. Beech tree foliage
Turnera ulmifolia var. angustifolia, yellow alderDrawing by J.S. Miller [pl. 269]. Image used in The Chelsea Gardener Philip Miller (1990) by Hazel Le Rougetel, plate 8
Nothofagus betuloidesFinished watercolour by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771. Illustration annotated Betula antarctica
Eucalyptus obliqua, Australian oak holotype specimen
Quercus, pollard oakPlate 22 from The Shape, Skeleton and Foliage of Thirty two species of Trees, 1786 by A. Cozens. The series was originally issued in 1771
Alder fly in Baltic amberAlder fly, Megaloptera: Sialoidea in Baltic amber. Specimen dates from the Upper Eocene
Quercus tinctoria, black oak
Neanura ?muscorum, plant mouldA magnifiied image of oak leaf mould. Specimen originates from Horstead, Norwich
Betula verrucosa, silver birchIllustration depicting silver birch foliage from the Plate Collection of the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Hamamelis virginiana, witch hazelIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London
Quercus robur, oak treeIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London
Castanea sativa, sweet chestnut treePlate from Pomona Italiana Vol 2, 1839 by Giorgio Galisio. Illustration entitled Castagna Marona
Betula odorata, birchIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London. Leaves and catkins of birch tree
Euplectes orix, southern red bishopFf. 152. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated Loxia orix and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)
Lullula arborea, woodlarkPlate 16 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 3 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph
Quercus rober niger, oak treeIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London
Juglands regia, English walnutIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London
Grevillea banksii, red silky oakPlate 132 from Botanical Drawings from Australia (1801) by Ferdinand L Bauer (1760-1826)
Corylus avellana, hazelOne of the 36 decorative panels depicting flora that form the ceiling of the North Hall at the Natural History Museum, London
Quercus robur, oakOak leaves growing in the Wildlife Garden at the Natural History Museum, London. May 2003
Aesculus hippocastanum, common horse chestnutA native of Albania and Greece, is planted as an ornamental tree. The large seeds, conkers, were used as narcotics in the 19th century when they were considered to have an effect equal to opium
Alnus glutinosa, alder treeA mature alder tree in winter photographed by Pat Hart
Alnus glutinosa, alderAlder trees in winter photographed by Pat Hart
Cameraria ohridella, horse chestnut leafminer
Casuarina sp. ironwood tree and Pandanus sp. screw pine trA photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes
Casuarina equisetifolia, ironwoodPainting 254 by George Forster made during Captain James Cooks second voyage, 1772-1775
Castanea, chestnutIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection at the NHM, London
Food chainsIllustration from Nature at Work 1978, NHM. Food chains in an oak woodland and on the seashore
Geothlypis trichas, common yellowthroatPlate 24 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1827-30), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London
Quiscalus major, boat-tailed gracklePlate 187 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1831-34), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London
Dioon edule, chestnut dioonA watercolour illustration of the cones belonging to a male chestnut dioon (Dioon edule). Original artwork part of the James Yates (1789-1871) collection presented by the Linnean Society, 1914