A gate into Ashdown Forest at sunset

Ashdown - a dark and mysterious forest

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Ashdown Forest in the county of East Sussex, in South East England is a large open area of heathland together with pine, birch and oak woodland in the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It is famous as the setting for the "Winnie the Pooh" stories written by A. A. Milne. There has been debate as to whether it should become a National park. ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 351 KB) One of the gates into Ashdown Forest at sunset, taken by Robert Broadie on 7 February 2005. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 351 KB) One of the gates into Ashdown Forest at sunset, taken by Robert Broadie on 7 February 2005. ... Download high resolution version (1920x912, 144 KB)Ashdown Forest image by redlentil 14 August 2004 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Download high resolution version (1920x912, 144 KB)Ashdown Forest image by redlentil 14 August 2004 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Portal. ... East Sussex is a county in South East England. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the  United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Unified  -  by Athelstan 927 AD  Area  -  Total 130... A weald once meant a dense forest, especially the famous great wood once stretching far beyond the ancient counties of Sussex and Kent, England, where this country of smaller woods is still called the Weald. ... Winnie-the-Pooh, commonly shortened to Pooh and once referred to as Edward Bear, is a fictional bear created by A. A. Milne. ... Alan Alexander Milne (January 18, 1882 – January 31, 1956), also known as A. A. Milne, was a British author, best known for his books about the teddy bear Winnie-the-Pooh and for various childrens poems. ... The Brecon Beacons National Park, looking from the highest point of Pen Y Fan (886 m/2907 feet) to Corn Du (873 m/2864 feet) The national parks of England and Wales are areas of relatively undeveloped and scenic landscape that are designated under the National Parks and Access to...

Tourist Attractions

The Ashdown Forest Llama Park, which opened in 1987, is located in part of the Forest. Llamas The Ashdown Forest Llama Park is a large park situated in the Ashdown Forest, East Sussex, at Wych Cross, Forest Row. ... Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ...

Winnie the Pooh

It is famous as the setting for the "Winnie the Pooh" stories written by A. A. Milne for his son Christopher Robin. Poohsticks Bridge, Galleon's Lap, Roo's Sandpit, the North Pole, the Hundred Acre Wood, Heffalump Trap and The Dark and Mysterious Forest can all be found on Ashdown Forest. Ashdown Forest was once a royal hunting ground and was originally protected by Act of Parliament in 1885. Winnie-the-Pooh, commonly shortened to Pooh and once referred to as Edward Bear, is a fictional bear created by A. A. Milne. ... Alan Alexander Milne (January 18, 1882 – January 31, 1956), also known as A. A. Milne, was a British author, best known for his books about the teddy bear Winnie-the-Pooh and for various childrens poems. ... Christopher Robin is a character in the Winnie-the-Pooh stories. ... Poohsticks Bridge, Ashdown Forest Poohsticks is a game first mentioned as being played by Winnie-the-Pooh and friends in the book The House at Pooh Corner by A. A. Milne, as well as in the animated featurette Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore. ... Gills Lap is a roundel of fir trees located on the site of an Iron age fort at the top of Ashdown Forest. ... A heffalump is a fictional creature mentioned in the Winnie the Pooh stories, both in Winnie-the-Pooh (1926) and later in The House at Pooh Corner (1928). ... The British monarch or Sovereign is the monarch and head of state of the United Kingdom and its overseas territories, and is the source of all executive, judicial and (as the Queen-in-Parliament) legislative power. ... “Hunter” redirects here. ... An Act of Parliament or Act is law enacted by the parliament (see legislation). ... 1885 (MDCCCLXXXV) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...

Conservation

In 2007 the Forest was the centre of a dispute between some local residents and the forest's governing body, the Board of Conservators (who are working on behalf of the owners East Sussex County Council). The Board wish to return the area to as it was before the Second World War, a blend of heath and woodland, lost because "the advance of woodland into traditional heath areas after the Second World War, when returning soldiers gave up trying to scratch a living out of the forest. Whereas once hundreds of commoners used the wood and heath - their livestock obliging by chewing down young tree shoots - today there is only one commercial grazer."^[1] The residents complain that the results look like a First World War battle field. This is not a problem restricted to this common, but according to Jonathan Brown writing in the Independent on 21 April 2007 "similar debates are raging between locals and the authorities at other heathland areas in the New Forest and Surrey".^[1] is the 111th day of the year (112th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see New Forest (disambiguation). ... Should not be confused with Surry. ...

Trivia

A grey stone house in Ashdown forest was the home of Major Edward Dudley Metcalfe (1887-1957) the best friend and equerry of Edward VIII. Major Edward Dudley Metcalfe, MVO, MC, (1887 - 1957) was the best friend and equerry of Edward VIII.[1] Major Metcalfe first met Edward VIII when the latter was touring India in 1922. ... 1887 (MDCCCLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. ... Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar). ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Edward VIII (Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David; later The Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor; 23 June 1894 – 28 May 1972) was King of Great Britain, Ireland, the British Dominions beyond the Seas, and Emperor of India from the death of his father, George V (1910–36), on 20...

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The Forest was at one time home to a number of Red-necked Wallabies, the result of an escape from a captive colony in what was probably a farm. By the 1940s these were believed to be fully naturalised and breeding; numbers declined, however, and the last confirmed sighting was in 1972. Its importance to wildlife is recognized by its designation as a Special Protection Area. These wallabies, added to the fact that Christopher Robin owned toy Kangaroos, may have been the reason for Kanga and Roo. Binomial name Macropus rufogriseus Desmarest, 1817 The Red-necked Wallaby (Macropus rufogriseus) is a medium-sized macropod, common in the more temperate and fertile parts of eastern Australia. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... A Special Protection Area or SPA is a designation under the European Commission Directive on the Conservation of Wild Birds (79/409/EEC). ... Christopher Robin is a character in the Winnie-the-Pooh stories. ...

In 2001 rare archival cine film footage, in the possession of the South East Film and Video Archive (now known[1] as Screen Archive South East), depicting a school pageant held in Ashdown Forest in 1929 came to public attention when details from Christopher Robin Milne's autobiography prompted a closer examination of the film, and it was discovered that a child clearly identifiable as him could be seen in it. Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ciné (sometimes Cine) is usually used to refer to one or more of the home movie formats including 8 mm, 9. ... Year 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Christopher Robin Milne (August 21, 1920 – April 20, 1996) was the son of author Alan Alexander Milne and Dorothy de Selincourt. ...

This archival footage was shown in a documentary by the "Southern Eye" programme of the BBC Two television channel, which aired at 1930 hours GMT on Tuesday 27 November 2001. During the documentary, 10-year old presenter Joel Pitts navigated his way around Ashdown forest using a map of the "Hundred Acre Wood" drawn by E. H. Shepard (illustrator of the "Winnie the Pooh" books) and found that Roo's Sandy Pit, Galleon's Lap and various other landmarks can be located with it. Documentary film is a broad category of visual expression that is based on the attempt, in one fashion or another, to document reality. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Hours is the name of the critically acclaimed second album by Welsh rock group Funeral for a Friend. ... For alternate meanings of GMT, see GMT (disambiguation). ... is the 331st day of the year (332nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Hundred Acre Wood is the fictional land inhabited by Winnie-the-Pooh and his friends in the Winnie-the-Pooh series of childrens stories by author A.A. Milne. ... Ratty and Mole messing about in boats in E.H. Shepards illustration to The Wind in the Willows Ernest Howard Shepard (December 10, 1879 – March 24, 1976) was an English artist and book illustrator. ... Winnie-the-Pooh, commonly shortened to Pooh and once referred to as Edward Bear, is a fictional bear created by A. A. Milne. ...

Further reading

• The forest's website
• The forest's tourist association's website
• Photographs
• designation as Special Protection Area
• Map sources for Ashdown Forest
• BBC News article, 27 November 2001: Christopher Robin revealed (describes the discovery of images of Christopher Robin Milne captured on the film of a school pageant held in Ashdown Forest in 1929).

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Footnotes

1. ^ ^{a b} Jonathan Brown Oh bother! Nimbies do battle with council over Pooh's forest, The Independent, (section:This Britain), 21 April, 2007

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