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Claire Barker
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Words, pictures and plants. Author of Knitbone Pepper series, Picklewitch and Jack series. Hettie Nettle’s Handbook for Hedgewitches out now. Rep’d by Julia Churchill at AM Heath. https://linktr.ee/clairebarker
⭐️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
September 4, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Thank you Whitby Book Shop! What a gorgeous window and a perfect Hettie home x #Whitby #indiebookshops
September 3, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Interview with a unicorn, end papers and painted window practise.
September 2, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Hooray! I hope you and your granddaughter enjoy ‘sharing’ it 🤣🌈🌱 If you could leave a review anywhere I’d be so grateful x
September 2, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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
September 1, 2025 at 5:56 PM
It’s nearly back-to-school time… and that goes for little hedgewitches too 🍁
August 31, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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
March 4, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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
January 31, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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
November 23, 2024 at 8:14 PM
So cold today. Don’t forget to feed the #birds #sparrows #robins #wrens
November 21, 2024 at 11:04 AM
No snow in Devon today. Here’s a little painting I did ages ago instead. It’ll have to do.
November 19, 2024 at 8:13 PM
Today I’ve been painting holly.
November 18, 2024 at 2:13 PM
@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.
November 17, 2024 at 6:49 PM
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.
November 17, 2024 at 6:02 PM
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…🦔💫
November 17, 2024 at 1:53 PM
Me, turning my back on nonsense. So.
November 16, 2024 at 4:20 PM
Red sky.
November 15, 2024 at 5:06 PM