This film by Fred Palin looks at the pleasures of walking in the countryside being blighted by fly tipping and litter.  Probably filmed in the Cleadon Hills near South Shields it explores the effect of discarded rubbish has on what should be a pleasant walk. The film open with the view of a field, with sheep and a farmhouse in middle distance. A close up follows of a mushroom or toadstool. Cattle graze in a field. A woman stands next to a farm gate. General views show people enjoying the...

This film by Fred Palin looks at the pleasures of walking in the countryside being blighted by fly tipping and litter.  Probably filmed in the Cleadon Hills near South Shields it explores the effect of discarded rubbish has on what should be a pleasant walk. The film open with the view of a field, with sheep and a farmhouse in middle distance. A close up follows of a mushroom or toadstool. Cattle graze in a field. A woman stands next to a farm gate. General views show people enjoying the countryside, picnicking and riding horses. Views follow of a river and cattle. Title: Fred Palin Presents A man wearing a sheepskin jacket walks through a farm gate. Title: Country Conflict Title: Produced and Directed by Fred Palin. Views follow of cows in a field and a combine harvester at work. I Title:  with Jean and Eric on camera Title: And Featuring Title: Trixie - followed by a shot of a dog. On a country road a cyclist approaches the camera. A view follows of a farm gate, with the words please shut the gate painted on it. On the same bit of country road a man walks towards the camera. Trixie the dog waits for him.They continue on their walk across rough grassland. The man stops at a stone wall and watches a tractor towing a spreader(?) across a ploughed field. He looks to his right and close ups follow of wildflowers, he looks to his left and sees discarded paper and an old cardboard box. He carries on walking with Trixie by his side. He picks some blackberries off a bramble. More close ups follow of flowers; the man carries on walking. He stops at a bush with red berries. He walks up a grass covered hill, across a field where cows are grazing. He sits on a rock and Trixie the dog sits next to him. A second man walks along another country track and opens a farm gate. The man seen previously with his dog looks on, realising the other man hasn't shut the gate he goes to close it. He walks away from the gate. The other man oblivious to this carries on walking. The man and his dog carry on walking coming across a discarded bath(?). He throws a stone or twig for the dog to fetch. He throws it again. They carry on walking ahead of his dog. He looks round and finding the dog is not there he whistles. The camera cuts to the dog lying on the grass, possibly injured or ill. He rushes up to the dog and examines a front paw. The dog is injured. He strokes the dog to comfort it and then gets out a handkerchief and wraps the injured paw in order to protect it. He carries the dog away. The view changes to the same man walking his dog along a country lane, he lets the dog off the lead. Sheep look on through a metal gate. The man and the dog carry on, they pass the remains of a camp fire. They carry on walking past some broken glass, the man kicks it out of the way. They pass a mass of tangled old wire, then a broken stone wall. Over a metal gate he watches a man drive a tractor across a field. He carries on walking and comes across more detritus strewn across the ground. The man and his dog carry on walking, general views show wild plants, then the man comes across more rubbish, and the smouldering remains of a fire. Shots follow of a grass fire and firemen trying to fight it. He looks down again at the remains of the fire.They carry on walking, general views follow of the leafy canopy of a tree. Shots follow of more litter. General views of parked cars and in the distance a grass fire which is being fought by firefighters. The film ends with general views of trees, meadows and a farmhouse next to a pond. Title: The End