The Vanishing Eden in Your Backyard ｜ Full Episode

Blossoming trees. Hidden creatures. A world in perfect balance.
Tucked away on the edges of our towns and villages, traditional mixed orchards are one of Europe's most overlooked natural treasures. For centuries, these cultivated landscapes have brought together fruit, livestock, wildflowers, and wildlife in a delicate, ever-turning cycle of life.
Here, the nuthatch nests in ancient bark. The field mouse tunnels beneath the grass. The fox hunts at dusk. Migratory birds return every spring without fail. And through every season, man plays his part — pruning, mowing, harvesting — quietly shaping the lives of thousands of species that depend on these trees to survive.
But traditional orchards are disappearing. Outcompeted by industrial farming and forgotten by modern life, they are now among the most endangered biotopes in central Europe. This documentary follows one full year in the orchard — from the first blossoms of spring to the last fruit of autumn — revealing the breathtaking complexity of a miniature world that most of us walk past without a second glance.
A carousel of life, turning without end. A last remnant of the Garden of Eden.
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