Playing about with stencil printing and tannins! #naturaldye #naturalprints #printingwithtannin #tannin #oakgalls

Colored pencil sketch illustration of blue oak leaves held in a hand. Red spiky galls on the leaf.

Photo of blue oak leaves with red spiky urchin galls on the leaf.

Nature Journaling galls on oaks
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An attendee of TWIC's Oak Galls workshop looking for galls on leaves of an oak tree.

Common Spangle galls on an oak leaf (close-up).

Silk-button galls on an oak leaf.

Last Saturday we had a great Oak Galls workshop at Craigmillar Castle Park!🌳

A big thank you to everyone who joined us! Oak galls are not only amazing natural structures but also a window into the rich biodiversity of our local woodlands. 🍂🌍

📸 Patricia Mrazek

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Honeydew Gall Wasps (Disholcaspis eldoradensis) form stem galls on several oak species. While the larvae feed, the galls exude a sweet sap that attracts ants and yellow jackets—providing an important late-summer honeydew source when other foods are scarce.

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BRGP & DMNR 25/8/2025 These are a few photos from a visit to Ben Rhydding Gravel Pits Local Nature Reserve and down by the river near Denso Marston Nature Reserve on 25 August. I had been wondering about how to post pho…

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Spined Turban Gall Wasps (Cynips douglasii) induce distinctive galls on valley, blue, and scrub oaks—home to developing larvae. Adult females emerge from these galls in winter.

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A bag full of oak galls

The absolute gall. Can you imagine.

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Thanks for the fantastic response to my first post of Devil's fingers. Here's one of my recent pen and ink illustrations. Another fascination of mine, galls, especially those found on Quercus species
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