Moorcroft Green The Fruitful Vale Woodpecker Plaque Brand_Merrythought filled with a pure-white polyester

filled with a pure-white polyester fibre and has a bean filled tummy which gives him a lovely tactile weight

The porcelain disc appears to be freely floating on a wooden base

Emma leads your eyes gently from the darkness of the base

"I declare before you all that my whole life whether it be long or short shall be devoted to your service

5cm x D 9cm / 375ml

Moorcroft Green The Fruitful Vale Woodpecker Plaque Brand_Merrythought filled with a pure-white polyesterA boldly patterned Green Woodpecker, proudly perched on two apples, holds its chisel like bill up towards the summer sun and one is left to anticipate whether he intends to peck into the tempting pears or 'drum' away at a tree trunk as part of a breeding display. With a strikingly coloured head, stiff tail and with two toes facing forwards and two backwards to give a better grip on rounded fruit, this handsome fellow of Lincoln green, capped with red,