This ramble through one of Melbourne’s best loved gardens is
very loosely based around the characters and happenings, of A.A.
Milne’s “Winnie the Pooh” stories.
Print these instructions , take a picnic lunch, answer the 6
questions, email us the answers, and log your visit. Please
don’t post the answers in your log.
Four Friends Start Out
S 37º 49.802’ E 144º58.589’
You should be standing on a mosaic in the centre of the path,
.
Q.1 Name the well loved children’s classic, the
bronze characters about 40m south appear in?
Note: At some times of the year you may not
be able to gain direct access to the bronze sculpture, however you
can see it from the gate, which will allow you to research the
answer.
Head into the “100 Aker Wood” where you will find
the next clue at;
S 37º 49.852’ E 144º 58.683’
If you are standing in front of;
- Quercus Laurifolia ccc = 729
- Quercus Faginea ccc = 892
- Quercus Canariensis ccc = 902
Sun Time
S 37º 49.ccc’ E 144º58.762’
Q.2 Which scale do you use to read Eastern Standard Time?
Creation Story
S 37º 49.971’ E 144º
58.859’
Q.3 Name two of the characters mentioned on the sign?
Eruption
S 37º 49.945’ E 144º 59.025’
We can't recall AA Milne incorporating volcanoes into any of his
stories, but we are confident a young lad such as Christopher Robin
would have approved, if he had.
Q.4 How many floating islands are there?
Separation makes the heart grow fonder?
S 37º 49.766’ E 144º59.014’
Q.5 What is the significance of the name of this tree?
From the plaque in front of the Rest house.
The year restoration was started – 1206 = eee
Pooh Sticks Anyone?
S 37º49.693’ E 144º58.eee’
Q.6 As you approach this bridge you will notice some signs on
the edge of the path that indicate that you may have been
temporally transported to the USA. If this was so which state did
you visit?
A Breezy Church
S 37º 49.605’ E 144º 58.731’
Inside you will find the following information Year this
structure was erected- Year these gardens were established =
ff
ff- 4 = gg
Tigger Food?
S 37º 49.8gg’ E 144º 58.6ff’
Q.7 We can’t be sure what a Woozle might eat but we know
for sure that Tigger’s DO NOT like these. Which of
Tigger’s friends is it that likes to dine on this
“Delicacy”?