Author(s): Jonathan Stedall

Fiction

The Hundred Acre Wood in the Ashdown Forest, Sussex, is under attack from a new road, but an unlikely group, inspired unconsciously by Winnie the Pooh, fights back as true NIMBYs. Underpinning the 'not in our backyard' story, is the question of 'progress' versus the need for a human scale and a gentler pace to life, whilst protecting a unique, beloved, ancient woodland. Touches lightly on the themes of life, death, nature, the human spirit and meaningAs a BAFTA winning film maker, Jonathan Stedall writes from a deep awareness of our interconnectedness with nature and the world.