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Nature

Over 70% of Essex is classified as rural, but nature can be heard even in the midst of the busiest city. How distinctive are the sounds of the county's wildlife?

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    Wild or tame, domestic or exotic: all recorded in Essex
  • Birds

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    Which is the bird of 'loudest lay'?
  • Dawn Chorus

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    Worth waking up for?
  • Flora

    Flora (9)

    What sounds do plants make?
  • Water

    Water (45)

    Flowing, bubbling, pouring, splashing
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    Weather (44)

    Natural soundscapes merely captured, not controlled
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