Fenn's and Whixall Moss sound trail
room 19 ECHOES
Location: Whitchurch, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
A walk of wetland soundscapes featuring history, recordings of wildlife, water and trees, poetry and local memories of life on the lowland peatbog of Fenn's and Whixall Mosses. Artists Andrew Howe (UK) and Kim V. Goldsmith (AUS) connect two internationally significant wetlands by bringing sounds from the Macquarie Marshes, New South Wales, Australia into the Fenn's and Whixall and Bettisfield Mosses National Nature Reserve. The soundscapes are best experienced through headphones via smartphone.
This is part of the Mosses and Marshes art project supported by the National Lottery and Arts Council for England and delivered by Andrew Howe and Kim V. Goldsmith working in partnership with Shropshire Wildlife Trust and Natural England.
The Sound Trail starts from the Morris Bridge car park at Whixall Moss (SJ 493354 SY13 2RT) and links with part of the Fenn's and Whixall Mosses History Trail. It can also be accessed from the Shed Yard car park (SJ 50353681, SY13 2PD) and Roundthorn Bridge car park (SJ 505360).
The trail is approximately 3 miles long and will take about 2 hours to walk. The paths are well marked, level and easy to walk but often wet and boggy so wear wellingtons or sturdy footwear.
For further information see http://www.ofthemosses.com Artist websites: www.andrew-howe.com www.kvgoldsmithart.com https://eco-pulse.art/
Soundscapes edited by Andrew Howe and/or Kim V. Goldsmith as indicated in the Echoes details. The soundscapes are arranged into the elemental categories of earth, water, fire and air. Poetry contributions by Gladys Mary Coles, Emily Meredith (www.emilymeredith.net) and Gertie Bielstein.
Many thanks to Stephen Barlow for ecological advice and contributing bird recordings.
Other sound sample recordings courtesy of https://freesound.org, https://soundbible.com and https://zapsplat.com
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The Echoes
I am Walking
The artists Andrew Howe and Kim V.Goldsmith invite you to join them and share the experience of walk…
Peat Cutting
The sounds of cutting peat returns as Barbara Cloreley and Bill Allmark talk about their working lif…
Thunderstorm
The Mosses rely on rainfall for its survival; no other surface water flows in and drainage is now be…
Bog Bodies
Artist/Writer Emily Meredith reads her poem "Bog Bodies" See www.emilymeredith.net Sound edited by…
The Water Returns
Following three years of drought and a fire in October 2019, the Macquarie Marshes, as an ecosystem …
Silver Birch, Willow and Alder
Listen to these sounds of trees swaying in the wind while they gather up water from the ground. As …
Dawn Chorus
A soundscape edited by Kim V. Goldsmith using recordings by Andrew Howe
Fire Risk
Barbara Cloreley and Bill Allmark retell their memories of fires on the Moss. The major industriali…
Fire on the Moss
Reg Meredith relives a childhood memory of a fire on the Moss Sound recorded and edited by Andrew H…
Fire in the Marshes
Fire is an element that’s shaped the Australian landscape for thousands of years – a tool of managem…
Curlews
Barbara Cloreley and Bill Allmark talk about how the peatmen loved the wildlife, taking care to avoi…
Nightjar
A soundscape using nighttime recordings of nightjars on the Moss Sounds recorded by Andrew Howe, mi…
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