Hundred Acre Wood facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Hundred Acre Wood
Map of the Hundred Acre Wood drawn by E. H. Shepard to illustrate Winnie-the-Pooh.
Winnie-the-Pooh location
Created by	A. A. Milne
Genre	children's book
Type	Forest
Notable locations	Owl's House, The Six Pine Trees, Galleon's Lap
Notable characters	Winnie-the-Pooh, Tigger, (full list)
First appearance	When We Were Very Young (1924)

The Hundred Acre Wood is the famous forest where Winnie-the-Pooh and his friends live! It's a magical place from the popular children's stories written by A. A. Milne. In these stories, a young boy named Christopher Robin often visits the Wood. He joins Pooh and all their friends on many exciting adventures.

In A. A. Milne's original books, the "Hundred Acre Wood" is actually a specific part of a much bigger forest. It's usually where Owl's house is located. The characters often talk about going "into" or "out of" the Hundred Acre Wood when they travel between Owl's house and other spots in the forest. However, in the Winnie-the-Pooh movies and in everyday conversations, "The Hundred Acre Wood" usually means the entire world of Winnie-the-Pooh. This includes the whole forest and all the special places within it.

The Real-Life Hundred Acre Wood

Did you know the Hundred Acre Wood is based on a real place? It's inspired by the Five Hundred Acre Wood in Ashdown Forest in East Sussex, England. This is where the Winnie-the-Pooh stories were set!

A. A. Milne's country home, called Cotchford Farm, was located right next to Ashdown Forest. His son, Christopher Robin Milne, would often explore the Five Hundred Acre Wood. This wood is very old, dating back to 1678! It's still privately owned today, meaning it's not generally open to everyone. However, there are public footpaths that cross through the wood, so people can still walk through parts of it.

Milne loved the beautiful scenery of Ashdown Forest. He used it as the perfect setting for his Winnie-the-Pooh stories. Many places from the books can be found in the real forest. For example, at a spot called Gills Lap (which is Galleon's Lap in the stories), there's a map. This map shows where many of the Winnie-the-Pooh story locations are in the real forest. The "Enchanted Place" is a small wooded area about 200 meters (660 feet) north. There's also a special plaque nearby, honoring A. A. Milne and his illustrator, E. H. Shepard.

Places to Explore in the Wood

The map at the start of the Winnie-the-Pooh book, drawn by E. H. Shepard, shows many fun places. Here are some of them:

• Pooh Bear's House
• Kanga's House
• The Sandy Pit Where Roo Plays
• A Nice Place for Picnics
• The Bee Tree
• The way to the North Pole
• An area with Big Stones and Rocks
• Rabbit's House
• An area for Rabbit's Friends-and-Relations
• Christopher Robin's House
• The Six Pine Trees
• The Pooh Trap for Heffalumps
• Piglet's House
• Where the Woozle Wasn't
• A Floody Place
• Owl's House
• Eeyore's Gloomy Place

Other places are mentioned in the books but aren't on the map:

• The House at Pooh Corner
• The Poohsticks Bridge
• The Stepping Stones
• A Gravel Pit
• Pooh's Thoughtful Spot
• Galleon's Lap

Who Lives in the Wood?

The Hundred Acre Wood is home to many beloved characters from the Winnie-the-Pooh stories:

• Eeyore
• Kanga
• Lottie
• Owl
• Piglet
• Rabbit
• Christopher Robin
• Roo
• Tigger
• Winnie-the-Pooh

Friends from Disney Stories

Some characters appear only in the Disney Winnie-the-Pooh cartoons and movies:

• Beaver
• Buster
• Darby
• Gopher
• Mrs. Heffalump
• Kessie
• Lumpy
• Porcupine
• Raccoon
• Skunk
• Squirrels
• Turtle
• Woodpecker

Animals of the Wood

The Hundred Acre Wood is full of different animals, both big and small:

• Bears
• Beavers
• Birds
• Bugs
• Donkeys
• Gophers
• Hedgehogs
• Elephants
• Kangaroos
• Mice
• Owls
• Pigs
• Rabbits
• Squirrels
• Tigers
• Weasels

The Wood in Video Games

The Hundred Acre Wood also appears in the Kingdom Hearts video game series. In these games, the Wood is found inside a special book. The main character, Sora, helps put the storybook back together after it gets damaged. The Hundred Acre Wood in the games is made up of fun mini-games. These games help players get stronger and earn useful items.

The Wood in Other Languages

The name "Hundred Acre Wood" is translated differently around the world! Here's how it's known in some other languages: