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Birds of the Village

Know your tree creepers from your chiff-chaffs? You will after watching this delightful portrait of village life in post-war Britain.

Documentary 1946 18 mins Silent

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Overview

Filmed in villages in Oxfordshire, Suffolk, Norfolk and Northamptonshire in the immediate post-war period, this delightful depiction of village life would have helped calm the Blitz-frayed nerves of city dwellers. The bird footage was captured by Eric Hosking, a pioneering wildlife photographer and the first in his field to make a living from bird photography.

Hosking was a key wildlife educator, known to give over 100 lectures a year, and his photographs graced many a wildlife book. This government film is a public record, preserved and presented by the BFI National Archive on behalf of The National Archives, home to more than 1,000 years of British history.

Featuring

James Fisher

Genres

Documentary

Country

United Kingdom

Location

OxfordshireAshtonNorfolkWoodbridge

Language

No Dialogue with English subtitles