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Recordist's notes
Schöneberger Südgelände is located on the former Tempelhof railway yard. Since it's closure nature has reclaimed the area. Rusty tracks still run through it and preserved trains and rail infrastructure are part of the now wooded landscape. Because of its industrial past it has a totally unique ecology unlike anywhere else in Berlin (300 moss species are found there). It lies between today's SBahn and the current main line south from the city, so trains at full power, or slowly passing by, are dominant events in the soundscape. These recordings are taken from a 24hr stream set up in late November. This one is at night during light rain. The microphones are hidden under fallen leaves onto which the rain drops. it is windless.
About the place
Steglitz is a town of about 72,464 people in State of Berlin, Germany. OttoAnna lists 35 field recordings from here.
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Sources & credits
- “Rain, trains, clangy bells, autumn robin, ravens, stream from the Schöneberger Südgelände nature reserve, Berlin, Germany - Rain on crackly autumn leaves and passing trains” by Peter Cusack – CC BY 3.0 · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0