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Illustration Portfolio: Nature

Here is a small selection of educational illustrator Emma Metcalfe's wildlife illustrations for children and families, including birds, insects, trees and mammals.

Scenes and individual species

Cartoon wildlife illustration of ancient tree with pheasant, tawny owl, squirrel, woodpecker, hedgehog, bracket fungus, moss, snail
Fun nature illustration of wildlife in an ancient oak tree with owl, lesser stag beetle, woodpecker, fungi etc.
Children's educational cartoon illustration of endangered stag beetle on tree stump illustrated by emma metcalfe
Fun nature scene illustration of stag beetle on a tree stump, wren, snail, ivy, ferns and butterflies
Children's educational illustrations of lesser stag beetles, lacewing, comma butterfly, hoverfly by wildlife illustrator emma metcalfe
Illustration of lesser stag beetles, lacewing, comma butterfly, hoverfly and cinnabar moth
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Simple educational cartoon illustrations of female mallard, grey heron and tufted duck

Children's nature activities and puzzles

Emma can design and illustrate children's wildlife and nature activity sheets and puzzles which are educational and fun.
Illustrated maze puzzle garden bird feeding habits finding food by wildlife illustrator emma metcalfe
Nuthatch and treecreeper feeding habits children's maze activity
Bespoke children's activity sheet puzzles by educational illustrator designer Emma Metcalfe
Children's colouring sheet activities (peacock butterfly, ladybird and aphid) and woodpecker maze puzzle
Children's illustrated educational word search animals insects trees by illustrator emma metcalfe
Illustrated Wildlife Word Search focusing on wildlife living in ancient and veteran trees
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Colouring sheet design to encourage children to help endangered species the stag beetle.
Children's educational conservation activity, ways to help hedgehogs illustration by emma metcalfe
Fun spot the difference activity with information about hedgehog conservation/helping hedgehogs
Meadow conservation educational word search illustrated by nature illustrator Emma Metcalfe
Illustrated word search activity depicting hay meadow flowers and wildlife

Banner and flashcards for conservation outreach

RZSS Edinburgh Zoo commissioned illustrator Emma Metcalfe to create a series of puffin illustrations for use in educational outreach sessions in schools. This large puffin colony scene is a backdrop for an educational puppet show for primary school children. It measures approximately 3 metres wide in real life.
Large format wildlife scene illustration of puffins on cliff top showing puffin behaviour by wildlife illustrator emma metcalfe
Large format wildlife illustration: Clifftop puffin colony on a Scottish island
Children's educational illustration of puffin behaviour/life cycle showing puffin in nest hole
Puffin nesting behaviour educational flashcard: Puffin on nest in nest hole
Children's educational illustration of puffin behaviour/life cycle showing puffin sitting on egg in nest
Puffin nesting behaviour educational flashcard: Puffin incubating egg
Children's educational illustration of puffin behaviour/life cycle showing puffin chick puffling in nest hole
Puffin nesting behaviour educational flashcard: Puffling (puffin chick)
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Member of the Association for Heritage Interpretation
Member of the Association of Illustrators
Member of GEM (Group for Education in Museums)
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