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Nature Parade

Snakes, lizards, squirrels, birds, crabs - schoolchildren go on a nature trail searching village and coast for all kinds of wildlife.

Amateur film 1940 13 mins Silent

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Overview

Feltonfleet Schoolboys, Forms 1 to 4, film themselves in the countryside and at the coast in search of nature, supervised by schoolmaster Mr Wilson.

As well as recording local events, Anthony C. Wilson, a schoolmaster at a boys preparatory school, scripted and produced a number of short films featuring his pupils. These thrilling stories would inspire his later work, scripting radio plays for the BBC’s β€˜Children’s Hour’, and writing his own books featuring the popular characters, boy detectives Norman and Henry Bones.