The East Anglian Film Archive, the first and largest Regional Film Archive in England, was established in 1976. Since 1984, EAFA has been owned and operated by the University of East Anglia, Norwich (UEA), to support research and work to preserve our moving image heritage. More than 250 hours are freely available online as examples of the wide range of film which attracts interest the world over.
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Everywhere is a Wildlife Park
No need to queue, and nothing to pay. All you need is a good pair of eyes ... because ‘everywhere is a wildlife park’.
Amateur film 1970 19 mins
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Overview
Amateur filmmaker and wildlife enthusiast Mr A.G. Hodges, known as ‘Budge’ to friends and family, captures on film over a number of years the mammals, birds, and insects in his local Norfolk. Species filmed includes the now scarcely populated Red Squirrel suckling on the sap of a silver birch, and another threatened species, the tern, a seabird.
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