My walk this week is through a section of the forest in Penllergaer Valley Woods near Swansea in South Wales. I was keen to find a moment in our currently wet weather to see the colours that I know exist here at this time of year. Being a valley means you get to see the and hear the woodland from different vantage points with overviews of the slopes of yellowing trees as well as the closer details around the footpaths.
The soundscape is different in the depths of the valley to that on its upper edges – this is partly because, down below, you are sheltered from the background sound of traffic on the motorway. But the sound of birds is still masked somewhat by the waterfall at this time of year when it is raging and thundering down from the lake.
I hope that you will click the play button below and listen to the soundscape while viewing the images in sequence – perhaps the sound will help to bring the images to life and bring you closer to my own experience of the walk.
Autumn Woodland Soundscape
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Gorgeous!
Thank you – did you listen too?
The stands of larch produce an unusual effect of massed pale yellow needles. Well done!!
Thank you. It is a very beautiful woodland and in spite of being next to the M4 motorway, when you are down in the valley and amongst the trees, the sound of speeding traffic disappears completely.