OUT NOW! Season 10 Episode 178 HETTIE NETTLE'S HANDBOOK FOR HEDGEWITCHES Listen free at www.thefolklorepodcast.com/episode-178.... or in your podcast app I meet up once again with @clairebarker.bsky.social to discuss her new book, which introduces children to solitary witchcraft and nature

⭐️TODAY⭐️, by the magic of the internet, my writing hut and I are visiting Liverpool!Write Blend have been one of my greatest supporters, championing Knitbone, Picklewitch and now Hettie 🥰Why not join us for a cup of tea and a chat? Just email writeblend@gmail for your invitation x

Thank you Whitby Book Shop! What a gorgeous window and a perfect Hettie home x #Whitby #indiebookshops

Interview with a unicorn, end papers and painted window practise.

🥰🥰🥰 #HettieNettlesHandbookforHedgewitches

It’s arrived safely @clairebarker.bsky.social ♥️ What an enchanting little book and your illustrations are sublime. I shall have to ( very carefully) read it myself before wrapping it up for my granddaughter. She is going to love it for sure x

Happy first of Brambleberry! In Hettie’s handbook she goes by the old Whisper names for months , not words like September, which make no sense to faeries or other members of the Wild Wood community. #childrensbooks #nature #hettienettleshandbookforhedgewitches

It’s nearly back-to-school time… and that goes for little hedgewitches too 🍁

Grandmother Badger asked @wonderlandbookshop.bsky.social to send her a copy of @clairebarker.bsky.social Hettie Nettle’s Handbook as she has a few young hedgewitches My ambition when I grew up was to be a hedge witch My 5 year old self is squealing in such delight that this book exists as is 58 me

It is so good. A wonderful mix of actual lore and @clairebarker.bsky.social ‘s fertile imagination, which really encourages children to stop and think about the nature around them. Your granddaughter will love it. @moonandbirdbooks.bsky.social definitely have a catalogue worth checking out

Looking forward to coffee with @clairebarker.bsky.social tomorrow morning, and a conversation about her new book. I chatted with Claire earlier on this season; now the book is out it gives us a chance to dig into the beautiful ways in which it encourages children to engage with folklore and nature

Thanks to Andy Shepherd for these beautiful words, which I appreciate so much. If you’d like to pre-order a copy for your bookshelf then just click on the linktree 👆in my bio. xx 🌱💚#hettienettleshandbookforhedgewitches #screenfreeactivities

OUT IN AUGUST 2025! Available for pre order now 😍 Hettie Nettle empowers children to become guardians of the Wild Wood in this magical guide to being a hedgewitch. Month-by-month she reveals the hidden magical world that surrounds us but only children can see

Tea, chat and book talk about my favourite things. Thanks Mark!

I’ve just spent the early afternoon in the company of the wonderful children’s author @clairebarker.bsky.social whose books are full of glorious folklore material for younger readers. There was tea, and coffee, and a great chat which you’ll be able to hear on Saturday as a bonus episode

Rainy, rainy day so my husband and I made a pie. It was gluten-free, chicken and leek and D E L I C I O U S. A king amongst pies. #I❤️Pies #simplethibgs

So cold today. Don’t forget to feed the #birds #sparrows #robins #wrens

No snow in Devon today. Here’s a little painting I did ages ago instead. It’ll have to do.

Today I’ve been painting holly.

@mharrisonauthor.bsky.social Hello! 👋👋😀

Word of the Day is a true favourite, as some of you will know. Apricity (17th century) is the warmth of the sun on a winter’s day.

@dogs.bsky.social You know that amazing thing where dogs find plants that heal them? This is Sammy. He digs up poisonous plants in the garden and eats them in secret. In his 15 and a half years he has eaten coffee, dark chocolate and rat poison. We love him but doubt his medical credentials.

A clever friend made me an autumnal birthday hat! Last year it was #mushrooms and this year it’s #acorns and #leaves. It kept me lovely and warm while I repotted this walnut tree, given to me as a tiny sapling a couple of years ago.

My latest news! 👇Coming autumn 2025 with Moon+ Bird, for 6-9s. 🍄🍁🍀🎨 Birds, fairies, plants, folklore and magic. Never be late waking the hedgehogs again…🦔💫

Me, turning my back on nonsense. So.

Red sky.