Herbarium

A growing collection of British wild plants, gathered through the seasons and explored through identification, traditional uses, wildlife, folklore and the ways they continue to inspire Hedgerow & Moor.

Choose a plant below to explore its story. This is a living herbarium, and new entries will be added as the year turns.

Watercolour illustration of ripe blackberries, bramble leaves and a thorny stem

Blackberry Leaf

Rubus fruticosus agg.

Blackberry leaves are easily overlooked beside the dark fruits of late summer, yet they belong to one of the hedgerow’s most useful and wildlife-rich plants....

Botanical illustration of stinging nettle (Urtica dioica)

Nettle

Urtica dioica

The stinging nettle is one of our most familiar hedgerow plants, flourishing along field edges, woodland margins and on rich, disturbed ground. Recognised by...

Bright red rosehips ripening on a dog rose (Rosa canina) in an autumn hedgerow

Rosehip

Rosa canina

Rosehips are the red or orange fruits that follow wild rose flowers, brightening hedgerows from late summer into autumn. The familiar hips of dog rose have l...