Bold. Vibrant. Rooted in nature.

Rachel Hudson’s illustrations celebrate wildlife and the natural world
- perfect for publishers, conservationists, and nature lovers looking for images that connect and captivate.

I regularly post photos on my Instagram feed of my illustrations and the wildlife encounters that inspired them.
You can find me @rhudsonillustration

How old?! Yesterday the RSPB revealed that a couple of oystercatchers on the East coast in the UK were 41 and 43 years old! The protected wetland complex where they lived provided everything they needed to thrive.

Starlings at work. The lawn crew have moved in - sweeping left to right, probing the ground for leather jacket grubs. It’s fun to watch - they’re very serious. (Quite different to their bird feeder brawling.)
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Harvest mouse and dandelions. Happy Easter (if you celebrate).

Puffins. Tis the seasons for these ‘little friars of the north’. They’re back on Lundy, by Jenny’s Cove and St Phillip’s Stone, just 10 miles off the coast from us. (The name Lundy is Norse for puffin.)

Hedge. The hedgerows here in Devon are brimming with the chatter of sparrows and frothy white with blackthorn blossom. So much activity is happening in the margins.
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This image is a detail from a 2m tall illustration that I created in collaboration

And away… the Landrover is packed and my family and I are off to the Hartland Peninsula for the week. The South West Coastal Path is calling…

Reunited. The page from How to Know a Crow when Oki, who is foraging in the spring fields with her neighbours, spots her long lost mum. Sharing this because life is imitating art at the moment and the crows are out and about in the fields that I cros

Blackbird and holly blue butterfly. Spring vibes.

How to Know a Crow - Greystone Kids

How to Know a Crow - Greystone Kids

David & George14 October 2022

Bird Illustrations

Bird Illustrations

David & George14 October 2022

100 Endangered Species - Button Books

100 Endangered Species - Button Books

David & George14 October 2022

100 Lemurs Project - Duke Lemur Center

100 Lemurs Project - Duke Lemur Center

David & George14 October 2022

Chalk Stream Poems - Hampshire Wildlife Trust

Chalk Stream Poems - Hampshire Wildlife Trust

David & George13 October 2022

Wildlife Watch Magazine

Wildlife Watch Magazine

David & George13 October 2022

Editorial Illustration

Editorial Illustration

David & George13 October 2022

Alice Illustrated - National Trust

Alice Illustrated - National Trust

David & George13 October 2022

Coastal Landscapes

Coastal Landscapes

David & George13 October 2022

Nature Book Covers

Nature Book Covers

David & George13 October 2022

Conservation Illustration

Conservation Illustration

David & George13 October 2022

From The Margins - Selborne Landscape Partnership

From The Margins - Selborne Landscape Partnership

David & George13 October 2022