“The snowdrop and primrose our woodlands adorn, and violets bathe in the wet o’ the morn.” Robert Burns To everyone celebrating Burn’s Night have a great evening. We took a wander through the Book Warren woodland and spotted some early snowdrops gently nodding their heads in the low winter light. As one of the first …
January 2023
Dalpeddar Diaries – 18th January 2023
Brrrrrrrrr, it’s chilly down in the wood but not as cold as it was a few weeks back. This week we’ve seen two Roe deer running through the trees along with a brown hare and we’re having fairly frequent visits from our two red Squirrels Tip and Flash. Tip is one our our two squirrel …
Dalpeddar Diaries – 7th January 2023
One of the many joys of living here is the sheer variety of wildlife we see every day. Last week these were just some of the amazing birds and mammals that paid us a visit. Our Great Spotted Woodpecker visitors are a pair that had at least one fledging last year. Rebecca the Woodpecker is …
Booktime Magazine January/February ’23
Booktime Magazine is free and exclusive to Independent Bookshops across the UK however if you can’t get to one, here is an online version for you to enjoy. We have also uploaded these titles so that they are available to purchase from our online bookshop There are some amazing new authors, great non-fiction and there’s …
Winnie the Pooh is 99!
In the Hundred Acre Wood Piglet is gathering everyone together because this year Winnie the Pooh is 99! And as we all know Why only yesterday Piglet overhead him saying “Nearly eleven o’clock, You’re just in time for a little smackerel of something.” Celebrate Winnie the Pooh Day with us on 18th January by reading …
Indie Book of the Month – January 2023
As chosen by Independent Booksellers across the UK, we’re delighted to present this months titles Nik has lots of questions about his late father but knows better than to ask his mother, Avani. It’s their unspoken rule. When his grandfather dies, Nik has the opportunity to learn about the man he never met. Armed with …