[3] Her godparents included Walter de la Mare, who dedicated poems to her, the poet Cecil Day-Lewis, and the children's writer Eleanor Farjeon.
[4] Her parents' friends included H. G. Wells, George Bernard Shaw, John Galsworthy, Hugh Walpole, W. Somerset Maugham and D. H.
[5] Trips to Australia, South Africa and the West Indies with Robertson led her to write children's books.
The name "Wombles" was inspired by her daughter Kate's mispronunciation ("Ma, isn't it great on Wombledon Common?")
[4] Many characters were based on her family: Great Uncle Bulgaria on her father-in-law, Tobermory on her brother, a skilled inventor, Orinoco on her son,[8] and Madame Cholet on her mother.
[4] Marked by actor Bernard Cribbins's voices and the work of animators Ivor Wood and (later) Barry Leith, the Wombles grew in popularity.
The range of Wombles products that appeared included soap, T-shirts, mugs, washing-up cloths and soft toys.
Beresford was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire for her services to children's literature in the 1998 New Year Honours.