Bramble hedge

When her twin boys are tucked up in bed, Maddie Brindley (Mads) creates magical, miniature worlds that have to be seen to be believed. She’s made a Hobbit Hole, based on the book and film – The Hobbit – where every finely crafted detail is true to the story and will leave you marvelling at

Jill Barklem, the creator of Brambly Hedge, has got together with the Wildlife Trusts to bring us this beautiful gallery of fictional and real wood mice, voles, shrews, harvest mice – and the natural world they live in

Enter the beautiful world of Brambly Hedge with this exquisite treasury containing all eight of the much-loved, classic picture books. Explore the natural world with the mice of Brambly Hedge, who made their first appearance in 1980 when the four seasonal stories were published.

Jill conceived the idea for her books while commuting on the Underground.

When I was very little my Mum bought the Jill Barklem Brambly Hedge books for me and I loved them. I used to paint and draw pictures copied from the books and I had posters on my wall. I still ha…

Yes, please. Sit me down in a comfy wing chair before an open fire on a snowy evening and bring me a pie. I am afraid of mice but not those from "Brambly Hedge" by Jill Barklem. Interior design by animals wearing clothes is one of my favorite things. via

Autumn in Brambly Hedge. By Jill Barklem.

The roots of Brambly Hedge are stained with blood. While I, like most people, fondly remembered the charming little stories as a countryside idyll from early childhood, as I read them to my daughte…