Wildlife & Nature Illustrator

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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.

 

Publishing & Books

Illustrations that bring the natural world to life, from evocative covers for contemporary nature writing, to detailed children’s non-fiction spreads.

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Conservation & Editorial

Engaging visual storytelling for public spaces and print, from nature reserve and heritage panels to illustrated features for wildlife and lifestyle magazines.

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Greetings Cards, Licensing & Branding

Standalone nature illustrations and character artwork designed for greetings cards, stationery collections, eco-friendly packaging and commercial retail licensing.

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Hello, I’m Rachel…

Deeply rooted in conservation and storytelling, I create inviting wildlife illustrations that connect people to nature. From my studio in an old village shop on the Hampshire Downs, I bring the natural world to life.

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This week I joined the lovely folk @argyll_wildlife to learn about Eurasian beavers at the site of the first reintroductions in the UK. We visited an old feeding station and a dam, and with binoculars poised, followed the activities of busy beaver ad
Carsaig Bay, towards the Isle of Jura.
Today I watched a common ringed plover gleaning among the seaweed on Kilmory beach, while plaice, the size of desert spoons, shot out from under my feet before shimmying back under the sand. I’m enjoying kayaking every morning, so good for my s
My challenge last week on Skye was to sketch with a pot of ink and a stick that I found at each location. Why? Because I have to force myself to loosen up and the only way to do this is with materials I cannot completely control. Once ink hits the pa
Dunlin - little clockwork sand and rock dwellers. It’s mostly oystercatchers, cormorant, terns, gulls and the occasional heron I’ve seen. Though this morning, at sunrise, the melancholy burble of a curlew drifted to our bedroom. (Keeping
‘Rewarded now with summer calm…” The opening line from Alexander McCall Smith’s poem, ‘Summer’, as I meet my third sunrise on Skye this July.
Floating, rock pooling, snorkeling today. Not bad for a Monday.
This is home for the next week. On the Isle of Skye, in the south, overlooking the Sound of Sleat. Last night, as the tide ebbed, the silhouette of an otter appeared over the rocks. At 4.30 this morning, I met the sunrise… So while I head into