The Changing Forest
The Changing Forest
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- Release Date: 1st January 1975
- Asset ID: 801143
- Synopsis: A film in the Our National Heritage Series. This programme follows the decline in forests in the UK, and the importance of conserving both the trees and wildlife that live within them.
- Shotlist: 10:00:00 START Caption 'THE CHANGING FOREST' over CU of a forest. Credits. GVs of forests. CUs of fungus. CUs of bracken. WSs of deer. CUs of red squirrel. WSs across moorland in Scotland. 10:03:50 GVs of trees being felled. GVs of tree trunks. Travelling shot across forest. 10:05:48 WS man climbing fir tree with tree bicycle to gather seed. 10:06:21 GVs field being ploughed. Man leading horse pulling felled trees. Man watching deer. 10:08:29 Camera pans down forest to two coal tits in a tree. CUs of crested tit, starling, robin, chaffinch and titmouse. Man climbs up ladder to clean out bird box on tree. Man feeds ducks on lake. GVs of lake and forest. Two men climbing down from a rock with a rope. 10:11:39 WS tents next to a river. WS people carrying canoe down to river. GVs three people doing archery. Man fishing on fast flowing river. WS lake in mountains. GVs of forest. WS of hooper swans on lake. Baby hedgehogs looking for food. 10:14:24 GVs of trees and plants blowing in the wind. 10:15:32 Blizzard in the forest. GVs of forest under snow and ice. Trav shot across forest in snow. GVs of deer in snow. Firs being felled. Tractor carrying logs. Crane placing logs on ground. 10:18:53 WS GVs of birds in trees. Car drives down road in snow with skis on roof. GVs people skiing in the Cairngorms. GVs of ptarmigan on snowy mountain. WS of grouse. WSs row of people walking up mountain with dog. Kids digging holes in snow. GVs of forest and stream in snow. Man at top of tree collecting seeds. Birches being thinned. WS farmer with dog carrying hay on skis. 10:23:56 Deer in forest. GVs of forest. Caption 'THE END'. 10:25:55 END.
- Production Company: None
- Licensing Restrictions: None
- Viewing Restrictions: Public
- Format: BetaSP_Small
- Alternative Language Notes: None