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Welcome to the Jemima Puddle-duck Centenary website. 100 years ago Beatrix Potter published a tale about a silly duck who searches the countryside for a place to lay her eggs and narrowly escapes the clutches of the "foxy whiskered gentleman."

Beatrix Potter's house in the Lake District and the countryside around the village of Near Sawrey was the inspiration for The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck and we hope you will come and celebrate this very special birthday with us in the Lake District. There are wonderful attractions, (including The Beatrix Potter Gallery in Hawkshead which will this year display original illustrations from the tale), fantastic events and of course the landscape that Beatrix Potter loved, to enjoy.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JEMIMA!

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Beatrix Potter Green Award

Fredrick Warne has launched an exciting new children's environmental award scheme in conjunction with the National Trust. This award is designed to inspire creativity and to raise awareness of the environmental issues which Beatrix Potter cared so passionately about.

download the details (pdf)

Peter Rabbit website

Visit the Official Peter Rabbit website www.peterrabbit.com

Supported by

The Jemima Puddle-duck easter Egg Hunt is supported by numerous Cumbrian businesses.  The creator of the ceramic eggs is Sue Dunne who has created all 100 eggs by hand.

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More about the imagery

Frederick Warne & Co. is the owner of all rights, copyrights and trademarks in the Beatrix Potter character names and illustrations. Images © Copyright Frederick Warne & Co., 2008