A new film will explore the evolving story of one of Britain’s most iconic landscapes.
Titled Cotswolds: Field & Folk, the feature-length documentary will mark 60 years since the region was designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) in 1966.
It will be shown in Gloucestershire schools as part of the anniversary programme in 2026.
Filmmaker Tea Smart, who grew up in the Cotswolds, said the project aims to reveal the area as a living, working landscape.
Ms Smart said: “I think the main mission was to dispel the myth of what the Cotswolds is.
“It’s not just a tourist place with honeycomb houses; this place is a thriving landscape with so much happening in it.”
She said the documentary would feature farmers across the region, from the young to the retired, and the traditional to the diversified.
The film also touches on the historic wool trade, the loss of wildflower habitats, and efforts to restore them.
Ms Smart said: “We have literally gone from north to south, right down from Box, right up to towards Evesham, making sure that we try and capture the voices of people who don’t normally have that voice to be heard.”
The Cotswolds AONB spans parts of Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Wiltshire, and Bath.
The land is protected under the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 to conserve and enhance its natural beauty.
Alana Hopkins, communications lead at Cotswolds National Landscape (CNL), said themed walks and Q&As would also be part of the celebrations.
Ms Hopkins said: “what the future for them work-wise might hold in the Cotswolds.”
Some of the planned anniversary walks will be suitable for mobility scooter users.