The Heart of Worcestershire: My Decades of Capturing the Clent Hills in 4K UHD Stock Footage
The Clent Hills in Worcestershire hold a very special place in my heart. More than just a picturesque landscape, it's a place I've returned to for decades, not only for its inherent beauty but also as my personal testing ground for new camera gear. It's a landscape that offers a wealth of opportunity for landscape photography, drone flying, and video capturing of all kinds, and one I've enjoyed exploring and filming in through all seasons. My latest offering, Clip Pack #226 – The Clent Hills, Worcestershire, Over The Years - Stock Footage, is a deep dive into this beloved area, presented in an expansive 4K UHD archive.
This immense collection spans 1 hour, 25 minutes, and 50 seconds, comprising 369 clips and totalling 36.45GB of 4K stock footage. It’s a truly vast resource, capturing shots from as far back as 2016 right through to 2024, showcasing not only the unchanging beauty of the hills but also the evolution of my own filming technology and techniques over the years.
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The Clent Hills: A Rich Tapestry of History and Nature
Located just a short distance from Birmingham, the Clent Hills are a distinctive range rising from the surrounding countryside. They are managed by the National Trust, ensuring their preservation for future generations to enjoy. The geology of the hills themselves is ancient, believed to be around 700 million years old, making them one of the oldest features in the local area. The highest point, Walton Hill, stands at 316 metres above sea level. The area's unique geology and ecology have earned it a designation as a Site of Special Scientific Interest.
The history of the Clent Hills is as rich as its landscape. The area has been inhabited for over 3,000 years, with evidence dating back to the Bronze Age, including several ancient burial mounds. During the tumultuous English Civil War, Clent Hill was strategically important, serving as the site of a Royalist beacon used to signal the approach of Parliamentarian troops. Later, in the 19th century, as industrial towns like Birmingham grew, the Clent Hills became a hugely popular destination for day-trippers and tourists seeking fresh air and scenic views. Tea rooms and hotels sprung up to cater to them, and the hills also played a role in the local iron industry, with iron ore mined from the surrounding areas. In the early 20th century, the National Trust acquired the hills, continuing their legacy as a cherished natural space.
Today, the Clent Hills remain a magnet for outdoor enthusiasts. Visitors can explore numerous walking and hiking trails that range from gentle strolls to more challenging routes. They offer stunning panoramic views across Worcestershire and the wider West Midlands, often allowing glimpses of distant landmarks like the Malvern Hills, the Clee Hills, The Wrekin, and even the Birmingham city centre skyline. The hills are easily accessible, with free parking often available, such as on Clatterbach Lane, making them a popular choice for a day out in nature. Wildlife abounds here too, including deer, foxes, badgers, and numerous species of birds.
A notable landmark within the hills is the Four Stones, a folly on Walton Hill consisting of four standing stones thought to be around 4,000 years old. My footage includes a slider timelapse of these intriguing stones, capturing their ancient presence against the dynamic sky.
A Visual Diary: My Decade of Capturing the Clent Hills
This huge pack is truly a visual diary of my time spent filming in the Clent Hills. It features an incredible array of drone shots, capturing ethereal aerial perspectives, along with extensive gimbal work and slider scenes. You'll find footage from every season: the lush green of summer, the vibrant colours of autumn canopies, and the stark beauty of winter desolation. The pack is particularly strong for bluebells, offering bluebells galore – it's excellent for capturing that iconic spring display.
I've captured epic sunrises, majestic clouds, and striking cloud inversions where fog fills the valleys below while the peaks remain clear above. Sometimes it was very foggy, creating atmospheric, misty forests. The variety of camera work is extensive, showcasing dizzying gimbal work, smooth gimbal work, and all kinds of gimbal movements, providing a fantastic range of shots. This archive includes footage from probably 10 different drones, 5 different gimbals, and 20 different cameras, all delivering high-quality 4K UHD.
You'll see classic rural scenes: farms, farmland, paths, and walkers. I've captured trees, diverse foliage, clouds, dirt paths, trails, woodland, forests, hills, summits, fences, puddles, and even rain. All shots of me are, as always, fully model released, revealing my journey through these beloved landscapes.
This huge pack will provide usable clips for you for decades to come. I'm offering this entire archive at the bargain rate of just £10 per clip – a total of £3690. There are no extra fees for anything: not my model release, not 4K, not for TV and film use. It truly is a bargain.
Expand Your Landscape Narrative: Related Packs for Your Production
If the timeless beauty and diverse moods of the Clent Hills in Clip Pack #226 resonate with your project, I have other collections that delve into similar themes, offering complementary visuals for your storytelling:
Clip Pack #225 - Clent Hills Frosty Sunrise Stock Footage: This specific pack (14 minutes 11 seconds, 47 clips) provides an amazing collection of mostly drone footage with some gimbal shots, captured in January 2017. It features a brutal winter sunrise on Walton Hill, with snow, amazing light, and a truly empty summit. This offers a concentrated, dramatic view of a very cold Clent Hills morning.
Clip Pack #195 - Hiking through the British Countryside Stock Footage: For a broader exploration of the idyllic English countryside beyond the Clent Hills, this pack (17 minutes 2 seconds, 96 clips) offers drone, gimbal, and tripod shots primarily from rural Worcestershire. It captures rolling hills, patchwork farmland, quaint paths, and general rural life, providing versatile footage for documentaries, travel programmes, and lifestyle shows.
Clip Pack #171 - Dull British Landscape Stock Footage: While most seek bright sunshine, this pack (5 minutes 29 seconds, 19 clips) captures the understated charm of rural Britain under a soft, cloudy sky. It includes tripod and drone shots of tree canopies, ploughed fields, and thick woodland, offering a different, often more realistic, atmospheric tone.
Clip Pack #197 - Generic Woodland Stock Videos: For a vast library of woodland elements, this pack (51 minutes 39 seconds, 139 clips) offers a huge variety of British woodland scenes. It includes autumn trees with colourful leaves, dense forests, intricate details of flora and fungi, and various camera movements, serving as essential B-roll for almost any woodland project.
All my footage is available in 4K UHD with no extra fees for TV and film use. Full terms apply. Visit ChrisHomer.uk to explore my full range of collections and discover the perfect visuals to tell your story.
Discover a world of stunning visuals with the option to purchase any individual clip from my extensive stock video footage library. With thousands of premium 4K clips shot across the UK and beyond, this offering gives you the ultimate flexibility to find exactly what you need for your project.
Key Features:
Unlimited Variety: From breathtaking drone views to intimate street scenes, timelapses, nature shots, and urban life, the library spans a diverse range of subjects and styles.
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Special Techniques: Drone flyovers, timelapse transitions, slow-motion shots, and close-up details.
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