Sound map of the Brudzeń Landscape Park – text descriptions of field recordings

1. FOREST PATH NEAR JÓZEFOWO LAKE (Duration: 3.45 min.)
The recording was made on a sunny summer day in the forest, about half a kilometer from Lake Józefowo. The sounds of the forest are clearly audible: the sound of the wind in the treetops, birds and slightly distant human voices, including tourists traveling on bicycles.

2. JÓZEFOWO LAKE – BY THE ROAD (Duration: 6.00 min.)
Recording made on a sunny summer day in the immediate vicinity of Lake Józefowo, between the towns of Janoszyce and Karwosieki-Noskowice. Audible sounds from the lake itself, birds, few distant human voices as well as passing, quite numerous cars with loud, bass music coming from one of them.

3. PARZEŃ-JANÓWEK – ON THE BANK OF SKRWA RIVER + HYDROPHONE (Duration: 4.25 min.)
The recording was made on a cloudy summer day on a low escarpment over Skrwa in Parzeń-Janówek. Audible noise of the river and the local fauna: birds and squirrels. Recording partially made with the use of a hydrophone, from below the surface of water.

4. PARZEŃ-JANÓWEK – WATER BARRAGE (Duration: 1.31 min.)
Recording made on a cloudy summer day in the village of Parzeń-Janówek, in the immediate vicinity of the canoe rental located there. The only audible in the recording is heavy noise of water on a small barrage on the Skrwa River.

5. SIKÓRZ RESERVE – THE BRIDGE ON THE SKRWA RIVER (Duration: 2.58 min.)
The recording was made on a sunny summer day in the Sikórz Reserve, from the bridge over the Skrwa River, on the path leading into the reserve from the vicinity of the church in Sikórz. The sound of the river and numerous birds can be heard.

6. SIKÓRZ RESERVE – SKRWA + HYDROPHONE (Duration: 3.25 min.)
The recording was made on a sunny summer day in the Sikórz Reserve, on the bank of the Skrwa River. The sound of the river and numerous birds can be heard. Recording partially made with the use of a hydrophone, from below the surface of water.

7. CIERSZEWO – THE RAVINE (Duration: 3.29 min.)
The recording was made on a rather cloudy summer day in a forest ravine near the town of Cierszewo. You can hear numerous and clear voices of birds, insects, the sound of the wind in the treetops.

8. CIERSZEWO – THE BRIDGE (Duration: 3.30 min.)
The recording was made on a sunny summer day on the bank of the Skrwa River, in the immediate vicinity of a partially damaged wooden bridge over the river. The audible noise of the river, birds and sounds of the anthroposphere – including human voices and music from the nearby recreation center in Cierszewo, as well as a person passing close by.

9. CIERSZEWO – WETLANDS AND FIELDS (Duration: 2.54 min.)
The recording was made on a sunny summer day near the bank of the Skrwa, in the riverside wetland areas. Clearly audible insects, mainly crickets, the sound of the wind in the surrounding plants, the barking of a dog, the voices of birds.

10. CIERSZEWO – HILL BY THE SKRWA RIVER (Duration: 4.00 min.)
The recording was made on a cloudy and quite cool summer day, some distance from the shore of the Skrwa River, in the forest, on a hill near the tourist path leading through a narrow ravine. The audible sounds of trees crackling in the wind, the sound of the wind in their crowns, several species of birds moving high in the forest space.

11. FOREST PATH NEAR CIERSZEWO (Duration: 3.30 min.)
The recording was made on a cloudy and quite cool summer day in the forest, on a tourist path leading through a ravine. The audible wind in the treetops, fragments of branches breaking and falling under its pressure, clear voices of birds.

12. WIND IN A YOUNG CONIFER FOREST (Duration: 3.00 min.)
The recording was made on a cloudy and quite cool summer day in a young conifer forest, on a path about 2 km outside the village of Cierszewo. Audible loud wind among the trees and voices of birds.

13. LUDWIKOWO – FOREST PATH (Duration: 3.44 min.)
The recording was made on a sunny summer day in the forest near Ludwikowo. The audible sounds of the forest, including the loud rustle of trees and birds, the sound of cars passing by a nearby road and a man on a bicycle.

14. BRWILNO RESERVE – SILENCE OF THE FOREST (Duration: 3.10 min.)
The recording was made in the summer-autumn period in the Brwilno Reserve, in the forest, some distance from tourist paths. The sound of the wind in the treetops, falling branches and leaves, the barking of a dog in the distance and the sounds of machines working in the buildings behind the forest.

15. BRWILNO RESERVE – MONUMENT OF 400 POLES (Duration: 4.30 min.)
Recording made in the summer and autumn in the Brwilno Reserve, in the immediate vicinity of the monument commemorating the grave of 400 Poles murdered there during World War II. Present in the recording are the rustle of trees and the voices of birds, tourists passing by on bicycles, as well as the loud, clear sounds of sports motorcycle engines coming from a distance, from the surrounding roads.

16. BRWILNO RESERVE – CONCERT OF BIRDS (Duration: 10.46 min.)
Recording made on a sunny day in late summer in the Brwilno Reserve, on a path, in an open area surrounded by a forest at some distance. There are numerous voices of many species of birds, nearby and up to half a kilometer away, distant sounds from roads and buildings, and a single shot coming from a distance, perhaps fired from a hunting weapon.

17. BRWILNO RESERVE – BIRDS IN THE FOREST (Duration: 3.29 min.)
Recording made in the summer-autumn period in the Brwilno Reserve, in the forest. You can hear the rustling of trees, the voices of birds, distant sounds from roads and buildings.

18. BRWILNO RESERVE – FOREST PATH (Duration: 4.14 min.)
Recording made in the summer-autumn period in the Brwilno Reserve, on a forest path. The recording includes birds, the sounds of wind in the treetops and passing tourists on bicycles.

19. BRWILNO RESERVE – PARKING LOT IN THE FOREST (Duration: 3.29 min.)
The recording was made on a warm summer day in the Brwilno Reserve, in a forest parking lot near a fairly busy provincial road. The recording includes birds, the sounds of wind in the treetops and a quite large number of passing cars.

20. BETWEEN THE VISTULA AND ROAD 562 (Duration: 2.27 min.)
The recording was made on a warm summer day on the outskirts of the Brwilno Reserve, on the banks of the Vistula River overgrown with various plants, near the busy provincial road 562. The recording includes birds, sounds of wind in the treetops and numerous passing cars.

Public task
The sound map of the Brudzeń Landscape Park
is implemented by the Nobiscum Foundation
thanks to co-financing
from the budget of the Mazovian Voivodeship

 

 


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