The Owls and the Orchard

The Owls and the Orchard

The Owls and the Orchard

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The Owls and the Orchard

2005

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A devoted pair of little owls set up home in an old orchard in rural Herefordshire. From spring blossom to autumn apples, a year in the life of the parent birds, their baby owls and the old fruit trees.

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Allan Corduner

Self - Narrator (voice)

Allan Corduner

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