''Journey into Spring'' is a 1958 British short documentary film directed by Ralph Keene, and made by

British Transport Films British Transport Films was an organisation set up in 1949 to make documentary films on the general subject of British transport. Its work included internal training films, travelogues (extolling the virtues of places that could be visited via th ...

. It was nominated for two Academy Awards - one for Best Documentary Short, and the other for Best Live Action Short. The film, partly a tribute to Gilbert White, author of The Natural History of Selborne, features a commentary by the poet

Laurie Lee Laurence Edward Alan "Laurie" Lee, MBE (26 June 1914 – 13 May 1997) was an English poet, novelist and screenwriter, who was brought up in the small village of Slad in Gloucestershire. His most notable work is the autobiographical trilogy ...

, and camerawork by the wildlife cinematographer Patrick Carey.

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