Ashdown Forest
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Ashdown Forest is an ancient area of open heathland occupying the highest sandy ridge-top of the High Weald National Landscape. It is situated 30 miles south of London in the county East Sussex, Engla
Vanguard Way across Ashdown Forest
King's Standing, Ashdown Forest
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Golden-ringed dragonfly
Winnie-the-Pooh
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Winnie-the-Pooh is a fictional anthropomorphic teddy bear created by the English author A. A. Milne and the English illustrator E. H. Shepard. Winnie-the-Pooh first appeared by name in a children's st
Ashdown Forest
…of Europe's most threatened species and habitats. Ashdown Forest is famous for serving as inspiration for the Hundred Acre Wood, the setting for the Winnie-the-Pooh stories written by A. A. Milne. Milne lived on the northern edge of the forest and took his son, Christopher Robin, walking there. The artist E. H…
An early illustration by E. H. Shepard
Christopher Robin's original Winnie-the-Pooh stuffed toys, on display at the New York Public Library (clockwise from bottom left: Tigger, Kanga, Edward Bear ("Winnie-the-Pooh"), Eeyore, and Piglet). Roo was also one of the original toys, but was lost by Christopher Robin in the 1930s.
Harry Colebourn and Winnie, 1914
Sculpture at London Zoo where Milne took his son Christopher Robin to see the amiable bear that inspired Milne to write the story