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Two animal species immortalised in children’s literature through Ratty in The Wind in the Willows, and the pompous owl in Winnie the Pooh who thought he could spell, are welcome additions to The National Forest’s Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP).
The Rt Hon John Gummer MP, who was Secretary of State responsible for establishing the NFC in 1995, returned to the Forest to present the awards at the recent Tender Scheme event. A keen audience – not to mention a vociferous family of moorhens! – heard him speak enthusiastically and entertainingly about the early years of the Forest.