Who needs a wash?

A passionate and ecological film for the defence of ‘The Wash’. ‘The Wash’ is an estuary mud flat up to five miles wide that is washed by tides from the North Sea. Many birds and sea creatures call ‘The Wash’ home, or a t least a resting place. Flora abounds on the land edges. Acre for acre there is more protein in tidal mud banks than in reclaimed grain fields. Proposed fresh water reservoirs may pose a threat to wildlife.

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Credits

production company

Royal Society for the Protection of Birds

producer/director

Hugh Miles

Duration

00:42:30:00

Production places

United Kingdom

Production dates

1976

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

011933

Language

English

Subject categories

Animals & Wildlife → Birds

Animals & Wildlife → Birds - Environmental aspects

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Birds - Environmental aspects

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Wetland ecology

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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United Kingdom, 1976

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