A fire tore through an English forest that inspired the fictional home of Winnie the Pooh on Sunday night, according to reports.

The inferno spread across nearly 50 acres of the Ashdown Forest in Sussex England, destroying a valley area of the internationally protected woodlands, according to BBC.

The blaze was under control by 10 a.m. Monday local time.

Hundred Acre Wood – the fictional home of Winnie the Pooh and friends – was inspired by Ashdown Forest.

Winnie the Pooh creator AA Milne lived nearby in the 1920s while creating the children’s stories.

Fire official Andrew Gausden said dry conditions contributed to the blaze, which he said didn’t appear to have been set deliberately, according to the BBC.

“The undergrowth was very dry in the forest, despite the recent rain, and the fire caught quite quickly,” said Gausden.