Queen Camilla comes to Ashdown Forest

The Royal Literary Fund –  the world’s oldest literary charity –  hosted Her Majesty The Queen…

Giant Puppet Spotted in the Ashdown Forest as Part of Winnie the Pooh Centenary

The first images of ‘Poppet’, the new inflatable creature taking the form of a giant puppet…

2026 Ashdown Forest poetry competition launches celebrating Winnie-the-Pooh’s 100th Anniversary

Entrants to the 2026 Ashdown Forest poetry competition are invited to write on the theme of…

Winnie the Pooh – Lady Gaga and Katy Perry…….

Trigger – the creators and producers behind major cultural celebrations taking place this summer to mark…

Winnie-the-Pooh turns one hundred in 2026

Winnie-the-Pooh turns one hundred in 2026

Winnie the Pooh celebrations start in East Sussex

2026 marks the centenary of Winnie-the-Pooh, and The Ashdown Forest Foundation is delighted to announce a…

Have you Ever Seen a Heffalump?

  I recently entered a competition and I was delighted to be told that I’d been…

Seven Sussex and Kent Villages Worth Exploring

I’m always surprised by how much history I discover hidden away in our villages. It’s good…

New Chief Executive at Ashdown Forest

By Peter Lindsey THE new Chief Executive at Ashdown Forest has vowed: “I love the Forest…

Hartfield, Sussex, where Winnie the Pooh was Born

By Lyn Funnell I was never a fan of the stories of Christopher Robin, Winnie the…