Sonic Journal EP32: Hillside Broom in Late August

There are a handful of sounds i look forward to hearing on my regular hill walks throughout the year, one occuring when the hillside Broom has dried over the summer months leaving the many seed pods crisp and dry. These pods make a few sounds with the rattle and swish being the easiest to hear. The second seed 'pop' sound is more subtle as this happens usually on in the heat of a summers day so is more difficult to record (maybe one for a future episode). For this recording, while it was a sunny day, the warm afternoon gales were blowing over the hillside and stirring up the Broom good and proper. I love the contrast of the winds and seed pod rattle happening together. Next time you walk on a part grazed hillside (perhaps even on the Malverns!), look and listen out for the Broom bushes with their distinctive yellow flowers and rattly seed pods.

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