{"product_id":"products-june-almanac-zine","title":"The June Almanac Zine — a seasonal guide to Midsummer, plant folklore and the natural world — Hedgerow \u0026 Moor","description":"\u003ch2\u003eJune, at the mid-point of the year.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the month when the hedgerows have reached their peak, elder is in flower, foxglove bells opening , the evenings long and light. It is also the month when the solstice arrives and passes, and the light begins its slow turn back. Our ancestors marked this moment as one of the most important of the year. The June Almanac is built around it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat’s inside\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThirty-two pages on the natural world and folklore of June in Britain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eThe Summer Solstice and the old Midsummer traditions the bonfires lit on the headlands, the plants gathered on St John’s Eve and the customs that persisted in the British countryside.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003ePlant lore for the month, including the elder tree, the foxglove and its folk names, the plants that were hung over doors and gathered by firelight at the year’s most magical moment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBritish wildlife for June including the tiny marsh tit and its remarkable memory for buried seeds. The beautiful demoiselle, a damselfly of clean fast-running Cornish rivers, iridescent in the June sun. The creatures of the long evenings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe night sky, the full Strawberry Moon, and what the June moon was called in the old agricultural calendar. Written and illustrated by E.L. Heywood. Printed on recycled paper in the UK.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eThe illustrations\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEvery page is illustrated with original artwork — watercolour and botanical illustration in the tradition of the naturalist’s field notebook. The marsh tit on its branch, the beautiful demoiselle in close detail, the plants of the season drawn from observation.\u003cbr\u003eThis is not clip art or stock imagery. It is a small illustrated publication made by one person who has been paying attention to what grows and moves in the British countryside.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eFormat\u003cbr\u003e32 pages. A5. Saddle-stitched. Printed on recycled uncoated stock.\u003cbr\u003e£3.95  \u003cbr\u003eAvailable until sold out. A new edition is produced each month.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eAs a gift\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn original, considered gift for anyone interested in the natural world, British folklore, or the turning of the seasons. Small enough to post in an envelope. Substantial enough to read slowly.\u003cbr\u003eAlso available as part of the June Almanac box — which includes two original signed art prints, a summer tea blend, a rose lip balm, a wooden badger totem, and a moon phase calendar alongside the zine. [internal link to \/products\/june-almanac-box]\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hedgerow \u0026 Moor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53663753273687,"sku":null,"price":3.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0949\/0733\/4999\/files\/JuneAlmanac.jpg?v=1780044158","url":"https:\/\/www.hedgerowandmoor.co.uk\/products\/products-june-almanac-zine","provider":"Hedgerow \u0026 Moor","version":"1.0","type":"link"}