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Eight journals for a year in nature, each gathering festivals from around the world. So many of them began as celebrations of the land, the harvest and the returning light, and together they form part of our shared world culture.
At the heart of each journal is one of the eight festivals of the Wheel of the Year, the great Earth-based round of the seasons. Each one is a quiet invitation to be present, to feel connected to our Earth, and to be mindful of our place in it and how we live. There’s a fully lined journal page for every day of its six or so weeks.
The moon’s phases, the days and the dates hold good wherever you are. The almanac notes on what the land is doing come from Britain and Northern Ireland; the festivals come from all over the world. Together the eight cover every day of the year.
Our printables take each journal around the world, with world days, almanacs and nature from every continent.
It comes free with every journal, a whole year of issues, and is truly global. Each issue opens like a little book, full of colour and pictures: good news for nature from every continent, wildlife, seas and rivers, plants and fungi, clean energy, greener towns, a worldwide almanac, folklore, seasonal food and a fact sheet. There’s a link below every short article, so you can read further.
Year one, our launch year, brings thirteen issues, from November 2026 to November 2027, with every 2026/27 journal.
THE YEAR IN ORDER
The eight Nature’s Year Journals follow one another round the year, each gathered around one of the eight festivals of the Wheel of the Year. Each begins as the one before it ends, so start with whichever journal comes next.
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THEMidwinter Light
This journal is being written now. Its page will fill in as it comes together: what is inside, a look at a day and free pages to print.
THE REST OF THE YEAR
THE FIRST STIRRINGS
THE SPRING GREENING
THE BLOSSOMING
THE LONG LIGHT OF SUMMER
THE GOLDEN FIELDS
THE HEDGEROW HARVEST
THE FALLOW TIMETHE YEAR IN ORDER
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THEFirst Stirrings
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THE SPRING GREENINGTHE BLOSSOMINGTHE LONG LIGHT OF SUMMERTHE GOLDEN FIELDSTHE HEDGEROW HARVESTTHE FALLOW TIMETHE MIDWINTER LIGHTTHE YEAR IN ORDER
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THESpring Greening
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THE BLOSSOMINGTHE LONG LIGHT OF SUMMERTHE GOLDEN FIELDSTHE HEDGEROW HARVESTTHE FALLOW TIMETHE MIDWINTER LIGHTTHE FIRST STIRRINGSTHE YEAR IN ORDER
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THEBlossoming
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THE LONG LIGHT OF SUMMERTHE GOLDEN FIELDSTHE HEDGEROW HARVESTTHE FALLOW TIMETHE MIDWINTER LIGHTTHE FIRST STIRRINGSTHE SPRING GREENINGTHE YEAR IN ORDER
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THELong Light of Summer
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THE GOLDEN FIELDSTHE HEDGEROW HARVESTTHE FALLOW TIMETHE MIDWINTER LIGHTTHE FIRST STIRRINGSTHE SPRING GREENINGTHE BLOSSOMINGTHE YEAR IN ORDER
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THEGolden Fields
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THE HEDGEROW HARVESTTHE FALLOW TIMETHE MIDWINTER LIGHTTHE FIRST STIRRINGSTHE SPRING GREENINGTHE BLOSSOMINGTHE LONG LIGHT OF SUMMERTHE YEAR IN ORDER
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THEHedgerow Harvest
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THE FALLOW TIMETHE MIDWINTER LIGHTTHE FIRST STIRRINGSTHE SPRING GREENINGTHE BLOSSOMINGTHE LONG LIGHT OF SUMMERTHE GOLDEN FIELDSTHE YEAR IN ORDER
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THEFallow Time
ABOUT THIS JOURNAL
From mid-October to the end of November the land gives its last harvest of the year. Leaves fall, the late apples and nuts are picked, geese arrive from the north and the fields are left to rest. This is the fallow time: little happening on the surface, and everything readying beneath it.
At its heart is Samhain (pronounced SOW-in), 31 October: the Pagan New Year, and the night we now know as Halloween. The Celts counted their days from dusk, so their new year began as darkness fell on 31 October, and every hearth fire in Ireland was relit from one great fire on the hill of Tlachtga.
INSIDE
- Two pages for each of the 46 days, 16 October to 30 November
- The moon’s phase, day by day
- What is happening on the land and on the farm, with each day’s customs and folklore
- Three photographs for every day
- Room to write: what you noticed outside, a card, rune or oracle, three gratitudes and an evening reflection
- Rituals in three parts: Making Ready, Samhain Night and The Fallow Time
- Eleven festival spreads, from Apple Day and Samhain to Diwali, Martinmas and St Andrew’s Day
- The Wheel of the Year
A LOOK INSIDE
THE MOON, EVERY DAY
Each day opens with its date and the moon’s phase for 2026. Here are a few of the 46.
138 PHOTOGRAPHS
Three for every day: the birds, berries, fungi, fields and skies of the fallow time. Here are a few of them.
35 RITUALS, EACH WITH ITS OWN PAINTING
Old customs and new, for Making Ready, Samhain Night and The Fallow Time. Here are a few of them.
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THE REST OF THE YEAR
THE MIDWINTER LIGHTTHE FIRST STIRRINGSTHE SPRING GREENINGTHE BLOSSOMINGTHE LONG LIGHT OF SUMMERTHE GOLDEN FIELDSTHE HEDGEROW HARVESTTHE YEAR IN ORDER
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Woodle Wordsearch
THE THREE BOOKS
WHAT IS A WOODLE?
A Woodle is a word noodle!
It is a word search with a twist. Every word snakes through the grid one square at a time, bending as it goes, and never runs in a straight line. Words can cross by sharing a letter, and a little plum tree marks a square with no letter at all.
When every word is found, the letters left over are an anagram phrase. Unscramble it to reveal a line from a poem, a play, a song, a hymn or a famous saying, chosen to suit the theme of the puzzle.
THE FOUR LEVELS
Woodles get harder as you go through the book. Woodles 1 to 30 are Easy, 31 to 60 Medium, 61 to 90 Difficult and 91 to 120 Fiendish. The easier the Woodle, the more of the anagram phrase is already filled in on the dashes: Easy gives you two whole words and some first letters, Medium: one whole word and fewer first letters, Difficult: just the first letters of three words, and Fiendish gives no help at all.
INSIDE EACH BOOK
- 120 large-print Woodles, each on its own theme
- Four levels: 30 Easy, 30 Medium, 30 Difficult and 30 Fiendish
- Over 4,000 words to find
- 120 anagram phrases, with clues on how to find them
- Every solution drawn out at the back
- A step-by-step guide to solving a Woodle
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A Woodle, and the solutions page at the back of the book that shows how to find every word.
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Woodle Wordsearch
WHAT IS A WOODLE?
A Woodle is a word noodle!
It is a word search with a twist. Every word snakes through the grid one square at a time, bending as it goes, and never runs in a straight line. Words can cross by sharing a letter, and a little plum tree marks a square with no letter at all.
When every word is found, the letters left over are an anagram phrase. Unscramble it to reveal a line from a poem, a play, a song, a hymn or a famous saying, chosen to suit the theme of the puzzle.
THE FOUR LEVELS
Woodles get harder as you go through the book. Woodles 1 to 30 are Easy, 31 to 60 Medium, 61 to 90 Difficult and 91 to 120 Fiendish. The easier the Woodle, the more of the anagram phrase is already filled in on the dashes: Easy gives you two whole words and some first letters, Medium: one whole word and fewer first letters, Difficult: just the first letters of three words, and Fiendish gives no help at all.
INSIDE THIS BOOK
- 120 large-print Woodles, each on its own theme
- Four levels: 30 Easy, 30 Medium, 30 Difficult and 30 Fiendish
- Over 4,000 words to find
- 120 anagram phrases, with clues on how to find them
- Every solution drawn out at the back
- A step-by-step guide to solving a Woodle
A LOOK INSIDE
A Woodle, and the solutions page at the back of the book that shows how to find every word.
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Woodle Wordsearch
WHAT IS A WOODLE?
A Woodle is a word noodle!
It is a word search with a twist. Every word snakes through the grid one square at a time, bending as it goes, and never runs in a straight line. Words can cross by sharing a letter, and a little plum tree marks a square with no letter at all.
When every word is found, the letters left over are an anagram phrase. Unscramble it to reveal a line from a poem, a play, a song, a hymn or a famous saying, chosen to suit the theme of the puzzle.
THE FOUR LEVELS
Woodles get harder as you go through the book. Woodles 1 to 30 are Easy, 31 to 60 Medium, 61 to 90 Difficult and 91 to 120 Fiendish. The easier the Woodle, the more of the anagram phrase is already filled in on the dashes: Easy gives you two whole words and some first letters, Medium: one whole word and fewer first letters, Difficult: just the first letters of three words, and Fiendish gives no help at all.
INSIDE THIS BOOK
- 120 large-print Woodles, each on its own theme
- Four levels: 30 Easy, 30 Medium, 30 Difficult and 30 Fiendish
- Over 4,000 words to find
- 120 anagram phrases, with clues on how to find them
- Every solution drawn out at the back
- A step-by-step guide to solving a Woodle
A LOOK INSIDE
A Woodle, and the solutions page at the back of the book that shows how to find every word.
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Woodle Wordsearch
WHAT IS A WOODLE?
A Woodle is a word noodle!
It is a word search with a twist. Every word snakes through the grid one square at a time, bending as it goes, and never runs in a straight line. Words can cross by sharing a letter, and a little plum tree marks a square with no letter at all.
When every word is found, the letters left over are an anagram phrase. Unscramble it to reveal a line from a poem, a play, a song, a hymn or a famous saying, chosen to suit the theme of the puzzle.
THE FOUR LEVELS
Woodles get harder as you go through the book. Woodles 1 to 30 are Easy, 31 to 60 Medium, 61 to 90 Difficult and 91 to 120 Fiendish. The easier the Woodle, the more of the anagram phrase is already filled in on the dashes: Easy gives you two whole words and some first letters, Medium: one whole word and fewer first letters, Difficult: just the first letters of three words, and Fiendish gives no help at all.
INSIDE THIS BOOK
- 120 large-print Woodles, each on its own theme
- Four levels: 30 Easy, 30 Medium, 30 Difficult and 30 Fiendish
- Over 4,000 words to find
- 120 anagram phrases, with clues on how to find them
- Every solution drawn out at the back
- A step-by-step guide to solving a Woodle
A LOOK INSIDE
A Woodle, and the solutions page at the back of the book that shows how to find every word.
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Early Learners
Books for the very first skills: learning to read, holding a pencil, using scissors and writing their own name.
Plumtree Phonics
Learning to read with Little Plum and the Plum Playmates. Phonics books that follow the way reading is taught in schools in England, step by step, with a page for grown-ups showing which school years and ages each stage is taught.
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Pencil Control
Tracing, mazes and patterns that build the hand control children need before they write, starting with Where’s My Name?, a pencil practice book made for your child.
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Scissor Control
Cutting practice that starts with straight lines and builds up to curves and zigzags, always with a grown-up close by. Starting with Little Snippers, a scissor skills book made for your child.
SEE SCISSOR CONTROL
Writing Practice
From first letters to whole words. Letter formation and writing practice that follows the National Curriculum, with a chart at the back for grown-ups to tick off as they go.
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Christmas Books
Christmas activity books made for your child, starting with Little Elf: help Scout find Santa’s lost presents and win the 9 magic stars.
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Pencil Control
Tracing, mazes and patterns that build the hand control children need before they write.
Where’s My Name?
A pencil practice adventure for ages 2 and up. Made for your child, with pieces of their own name mixed in among the practice pages. When the book is finished, the pieces become a name banner.
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Plumtree Phonics
Learning to read with Little Plum and the Plum Playmates.
Phonics books that follow the way reading is taught in schools in England, step by step, with a page for grown-ups showing which school years and ages each stage is taught.
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Writing Practice
From first letters to whole words.
Letter formation and writing practice that follows the National Curriculum, with a chart at the back for grown-ups to tick off as they go.
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Scissor Control
Snipping, cutting and shaping, for little hands.
Little Snippers – Book 1
A colour, cut and stick adventure for ages 3 and up. Made for your child, with their name on the cover and their name to cut out inside. Three big pictures to make: a garden, a name train and a space adventure.
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Where’s My Name?
a pencil practice adventure
AGES 2+ · 74 PAGES · FULL COLOUR · 8.5 × 11 IN PAPERBACK
Made for your child, with their name on the cover.
What is it?
A pencil practice book made for your child. On every page there are lines to trace: waves, zigzags, loops, mazes and numbers, and Omar and the Plum Tree Playmates need the child’s help to guide the bees, snails, rockets and frogs across the pages. Pieces of the child’s own name are hidden among the practice. When the book is finished, a grown-up cuts out the pieces and you build them into a name banner together, letter by letter.
Practise and trace
Guide lines that fade as control grows: practise first, then trace the piece.
Cut out the pieces
Every dashed outline holds part of their name. A grown-up cuts them out at the end.
Build the banner
Stick the pieces on the flags, letter by letter, and hang up their name.
Inside each book
- 74 pages of tracing, counting, colouring and mazes
- Omar and the Plum Tree Playmates, who guide your child through the book
- Guide lines that fade as control grows
- Numbers 1 to 9 and name-writing practice
- Helper pictures to colour, cut out and stick on the flags
- A name banner and a certificate to keep
Meet Omar and his friends
Omar is the Plum Tree Playmate in charge of this book. With his map, his clipboard and his pencil tied on, he guides your child from page to page, and his friends pop up to help along the way.
Made for every child
Short names and long names, every child gets the same adventure, with their own name on the cover and on the banner.
A look inside
Order a book
Each book is made for your child, with their name on the cover, and printed and posted to you in the UK. £16.99, with UK delivery included.
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Little Snippers – Book 1
a colour, cut and stick adventure
AGES 3+ · 78 PAGES · FULL COLOUR · 8.5 × 11 IN PAPERBACK
Made for your child, with their name on the cover.
What is it?
A scissor skills book made for your child. Marley, Mei and Harper, the Plum Tree Playmates, with Munch the caterpillar and Dot the ladybird, help your child learn to cut, one small step at a time. Every cut starts at a green dot on the edge of the page: first straight lines, then curves, then big zigzags. Then the pieces they have coloured and cut out are stuck on to make three big pictures: a garden, a train with their own name on the carriages, and a trip into space.
Colour
Colour every piece first, while the page is still in the book.
Cut
Start at the green dot and cut along the dashes.
Stick
Stick the pieces on to make the picture, and keep the rest safe in the envelope.
Inside each book
- 78 pages of cutting, colouring, tracing and making
- Marley, Mei, Harper, Munch and Dot, the same friends on every page
- Cutting practice that grows: straight lines, then curves, then zigzags
- Three big pictures to colour, cut and stick
- Their own name to cut out, with a colouring side and a felt-tip side
- Something to do on the back of every cutting page, so nothing is wasted
- A paper chain, a crown and fold-and-cut shapes
- An envelope to make for the pieces, a star chart and a certificate to keep
- A checklist of Early Years skills for grown-ups
Made for every child
Short names and long names, every child gets the same adventure, with their own name on the cover, on the train and in the garden.
A look inside
Grown-ups: good to know
- Use child-safe scissors, with a grown-up close by.
- Some pages are easier to cut once a grown-up has cut the page out of the book first. The book explains this.
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Christmas Books
Christmas activity books made for your child, with their name on the cover and all through the story.
Little Elf – Book 1
The Lost Presents and the Magic Stars. A Christmas activity book for ages 3 to 5. Your child helps Scout the little elf find Santa’s lost presents and win the 9 magic stars, with 60 fun activities along the way.
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Elf in Training – Book 1
Can your child become a Plum Tree Christmas Elf? A Christmas activity book for ages 5 to 8. Your child trains in 9 workshops at the North Pole, earns the elf uniform piece by piece and makes their own stand-up elf, with 60 activities along the way.
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Little Elf – The Lost Presents and the Magic Stars
a Christmas activity book
AGES 3–5 · 90 PAGES · FULL COLOUR · 8.5 × 11 IN
Paperback, coil bound or hardback.
🎄 Order by Tuesday 1 December for Christmas
The story
Santa’s sleigh has flown into a snow cloud, and the presents and the 9 magic stars have tumbled all over the North Pole. Scout the little elf needs your child’s help to find them before Christmas Eve.
How it works
Visit a stop
9 stops, from the Snowy Village to Santa’s House.
Do six fun activities
And find the lost present hidden on every page.
Win a magic star
One for every stop, until all 9 are gold.
Inside each book
- Your child’s name 48 times: on the cover, all through the story, in the letter from Santa and on the certificate (with the year)
- 9 stops, each with a set of six fun activities, which get a little harder as you go through the book: match them up, find the way, count them, spot the difference, what comes next, and colour by number
- 60 fun activities in all
- A lost present to find and colour in on every activity page, then give to Santa at the end
- 9 magic stars, turning gold as your child completes each stop
- Fun Brussels sprouts to find and count
- A letter from Santa to say thank you, and a bonus Christmas Morning set of 6 activities
- Answers are in the back!
Personalised activity books
We can print both long and short names.
A look inside
Meet the helpers
Which binding?
Paperback
£19.99
A classic soft-cover book.
Coil bound
£23.99
Lies flat on the table, easiest for colouring.
Hardback
£28.99
A keepsake to bring out every Christmas.
UK delivery included.
Order a book
Each book is made for your child, with their name on the cover and all through the story, and printed and posted to you in the UK, with UK delivery included.
🎄 Please order by Tuesday 1 December for delivery before Christmas.
Order on Etsy: choose your binding, then type your child’s first name in the personalisation box, exactly as it should be printed (up to 12 letters).
Each book is made for a named child and therefore we do not offer returns. A question? Write to us at hello@plumtreepublishing.store.
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Elf in Training
a Christmas activity book
AGES 5–8 · 96 PAGES · FULL COLOUR · 8.5 × 11 IN
Paperback, coil bound or hardback.
🎄 Order by Tuesday 1 December for Christmas
The story
Every Christmas, Scout, the Plum Tree Christmas Elf, trains one new elf. This year, the new elf in training is your child!
How it works
Visit a workshop
9 workshops, from the Paint Shop to the Sleigh Loading Bay.
Do six activities
With Poppy, Alfie, Mateo and Sanna as your trainers.
Earn your uniform
A gold star and a new piece of elf uniform for every workshop.
Inside each book
- Your child’s name 46 times: on the cover, in every workshop, in the letter from Santa, on the certificate and on their Elf ID card
- 60 activities: 6 in each of the 9 workshops, getting a little harder as you go (match them up, find the way, crack the code, spot the difference, what comes next and colour by number), plus a bonus set of 6 for Christmas Eve
- An Elf Training Record Card, with a star to colour in for every workshop
- Earn the elf uniform piece by piece, then make a stand-up paper elf (boy or girl, you choose) to cut out and glue with a grown-up
- Choose an elf name, plus a certificate, an Elf ID card and a letter from Santa
- Brussels sprouts to find and count
- Answers are in the back!
Personalised activity books
We can print both long and short names.
A look inside
Meet your trainers
Which binding?
Paperback
£19.99
A classic soft-cover book.
Coil bound
£23.99
Lies flat on the table, easiest for colouring.
Hardback
£28.99
A keepsake to bring out every Christmas.
UK delivery included.
Order a book
Each book is made for your child, with their name on the cover and all through the book, and printed and posted to you in the UK, with UK delivery included.
🎄 Please order by Tuesday 1 December for delivery before Christmas.
Order on Etsy: choose your binding, choose a boy or girl elf for the stand-up paper elf, then type your child’s first name in the personalisation box, exactly as it should be printed (up to 12 letters).
Each book is made for a named child and therefore we do not offer returns. A question? Write to us at hello@plumtreepublishing.store.
Hear about new books for early learners
New books and printables, both free and paid.
We use your email address only to send you our news and we never sell it. Unsubscribe at any time.
THE NATURE’S YEAR CIRCLE
£30 a year
WHAT IS THE CIRCLE?
Our members’ club for Earth Notes. Join with or without a journal: the Circle is open to everyone.
MEMBERS RECEIVE
Every issue of Earth Notes from the day you join, every issue that came before as back issues, and exclusive news, images and printables just for Circle members.
JOIN
£30 a year. Your membership renews automatically each year, and you can cancel at any time before it renews. Your membership starts straight away, so it can’t be refunded.
MEMBERS’ LOG IN
Reading Earth Notes with your journal, or already a Circle member? Log in to the members’ area.
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JOURNALS
Coming soon
More journals from Plumtree Publishing are on the way, each with its own look.
HOʻOPONOPONO →
Our first: a Hoʻoponopono journal. Coming soon.
Looking for a year in nature? See The Nature’s Year Journals.
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HOʻOPONOPONO
Coming soon
A journal for Hoʻoponopono, the Hawaiian practice of reconciliation and forgiveness. More details soon.
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MATHS BOOKS
Coming soon
Maths books from Plumtree Publishing are on the way, with free and paid printables to go with them.
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WHERE TO BUY
Our journals and puzzle books are on Amazon. Our personalised books, made with your child’s name, are on Etsy.
PLUMTREE PUBLISHING › WHERE TO BUY › BOOKS ON AMAZON
BOOKS ON AMAZON
Our journals and puzzle books, printed and sent by Amazon.
The Fallow Time
The Nature’s Year Journals · 16 October – 30 November · 6 × 9 in paperback, 178 pages, full colour. Comes with our Earth Notes good-news newsletter included, from November 2026 to November 2027.
£19.99
Woodle Wordsearch, Book One
120 large-print Woodles: word searches that never go straight. A4 (8.3 × 11.7 in) paperback, four levels from easy to fiendish.
£8.99
Woodle Wordsearch, Book Two
120 more large-print Woodles. A4 (8.3 × 11.7 in) paperback, four levels from easy to fiendish.
£8.99
Woodle Wordsearch, Book Three
120 more large-print Woodles. A4 (8.3 × 11.7 in) paperback, four levels from easy to fiendish.
£8.99
PLUMTREE PUBLISHING › WHERE TO BUY › BOOKS ON ETSY
BOOKS ON ETSY
Our personalised books, made with your child’s name. UK delivery included.
Little Elf
A Christmas activity book with 60 activities and your child’s name 48 times. Ages 3–5 · 90 pages · 8.5 × 11 in · paperback, coil bound or hardback. Order by Tuesday 1 December for Christmas.
From £19.99
Elf in Training
A Christmas activity book: this year, the new elf in training is your child! 60 activities and your child’s name 46 times. Ages 5–8 · 96 pages · 8.5 × 11 in · paperback, coil bound or hardback. Order by Tuesday 1 December for Christmas.
From £19.99
Where’s My Name?
A pencil practice adventure made for your child, with their name on the cover. Ages 2+ · 74 pages · 8.5 × 11 in paperback.
£16.99
Little Snippers, Book 1
A colour, cut and stick adventure made for your child, with their name on the cover. Ages 3+ · 78 pages · 8.5 × 11 in paperback.
£17.99
CONTACT
WRITE TO US
We would love to hear from you, whether it is a question about a journal, a thought to share, or anything else.
hello@plumtreepublishing.store
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If you email us or join our list, we use your email address only to reply to you and to send you our news. We never sell it. You can unsubscribe at any time using the link at the bottom of any of our emails, or ask to leave the list, or for your address to be deleted, by emailing us. Our privacy policy explains what we keep, the services that help us, and your rights.
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PRIVACY POLICY
Last updated 25 October 2026
THE SHORT VERSION
- We collect only what we need, which is usually just your email address.
- We never sell your information.
- It is handled only by the trusted services that help us run Plumtree.
- You can ask us to see, correct or delete it at any time.
WHO WE ARE
Plumtree Publishing makes books and printables. We decide how your information is used, so under UK data protection law we are responsible for it. You can reach us at hello@plumtreepublishing.store, or by post at Plumtree Publishing, 5 Brayford Square, London, E1 0SG, United Kingdom.
WHAT WE COLLECT, AND WHY
- Plumtree News, free printables and the reader’s word in our books: your email address, and which page you signed up on. We use it to send you what you asked for and our news. We do this with your consent, and you can unsubscribe at any time with the link at the bottom of every email, or by writing to us at hello@plumtreepublishing.store.
- Earth Notes and the members’ area: your email address and a password you choose. The password is stored scrambled by our website host, so nobody can read it, not even us. We use your address to send you a short email each month with a link to the new issue, and to let you log in.
- The Nature’s Year Circle: Payhip takes your payment (card payments are handled by Stripe, and we never see your card details) and gives us your name and email address, so we can open your membership, email you each issue and keep our business records. Payhip also handles the VAT.
- Emails you send us: your email address and what you write, so we can reply.
- Books bought on Amazon: Amazon handles the order, and we are not given your details.
- Books bought on Etsy: Etsy takes the order and the payment, and gives us your name, the delivery address and the personalisation you give us, such as your child’s first name or your answers to our questions, so the book can be made, printed and posted to you.
- Printables you buy: your name and email address, so the files can reach you with a receipt. Card payments are taken by Stripe, and we never see your card details.
- Business records: details of each sale, which the law requires us to keep.
THE SERVICES WE USE
We use a small number of trusted services to run Plumtree: our website host, our email list and email services, our payment providers, Etsy, and our printer. They use your information only to provide their service to us. Like most email services, ours records whether an email is opened or a link is clicked.
Some of these services are based in, or keep information in, the United States. When information leaves the UK, it is protected by the safeguards UK law requires.
HOW LONG WE KEEP IT
- Mailing list: until you unsubscribe or ask us to remove you.
- Members’ accounts: while you are a reader or a Circle member, and until you ask us to delete your account.
- A book personalised for your child: we keep the details you gave us and the book’s files for one month after the book is posted, in case it needs reprinting, then delete them.
- Sales records: for as long as the law requires us to keep business records, usually six years.
- Emails: for as long as we need them to help you.
THIS WEBSITE
This website uses no tracking and no adverts. It uses one small cookie only for members who log in, to keep them logged in, and nothing else. Its fonts are kept on the site itself, so your visit is not shared with anyone else. Like every website host, Netlify keeps short technical records, such as internet addresses, to keep the site running safely.
CHILDREN
Our books are for children, but our forms are for grown-ups, and we do not knowingly collect information from children. The only information about a child that we use is what a parent or carer gives us to personalise a book, such as the child’s first name, and it is used only to make that book.
YOUR RIGHTS
You can ask to see the information we hold about you, to have it corrected or deleted, to object to how we use it, or to withdraw your consent. Write to us at hello@plumtreepublishing.store and we will reply within one month.
If you are unhappy with how we have used your information, please tell us first so we can put it right. You can also complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office: ico.org.uk, telephone 0303 123 1113.
CHANGES
If we change this policy, we will update this page and the date at the top.