Charter of the Forest

Okay kiddo, so back in the olden days, a long, long time ago, there were some important papers called charters that were like rules for how people should behave and what they could and couldn't do.

One of these charters was called the Charter of the Forest and it was made in England in the year 1217, which is over 800 years ago! This document was created to help protect the trees, animals, and people who lived in the forests.

It basically said that people who weren't royalty (like kings and queens) could use the forest for things like collecting firewood and gathering food, and the forest couldn't be destroyed without good reason.

Before the Charter was made, the royals would sometimes take away people's land or charge them lots of money just for using the forest. So this Charter was really important because it gave people who weren't rich and powerful more rights and protection.

Even though the Charter of the Forest is really old, some of the ideas in it are still important today. We still need to make sure that nature and wildlife are protected, and that people have fair access to it.