The sweeping landscape of heathland and woodland, thicket and stream that inspired the Heffalump, the Woozle and, most famously, Winnie-the-Pooh, has welcomed a new and curious inhabitant. Sliding through the bracken and releasing soft coos and purrs, this shapeshifting being sports a long tubular nose and eyes reminiscent of adders. Its body glimmers with iridescent flashes and the vivid purple of late-summer heather. Poppet, a remarkable puppet designed by costume artist Jack Irving and

• Ukraine could reconsider its current ceasefire proposal to Russia if the UN Security Council does not adopt a resolution calling for a complete and unconditional halt to the fighting, Kyiv’s ambassador to the UN has cautioned. Andrii Melnyk stated that recent Ukrainian strikes have shifted the momentum of the war, noting that roughly 40% of Russia’s oil refining capacity has been damaged. Ukraine could reconsider its current ceasefire proposal to Russia if the UN Security Council does not