Song thrush and woodpecker drumming

Recorded beside an old power plant with a precariously bent brick chimney at Vogelsang. Trees now grow unhindered throughout this abandoned Soviet military base, now a nature reserve. It is a 2km walk from the station or nearest road. One is free to explore the derelict buildings, which are open to the wind and weather. It is an atmospheric place that surprises with unexpected details like colourful murals and attractive wallpapers in decaying rooms. There is a onetime theater and a sports hall with ancient heating pipes dangling down the walls. Lenin still stands carved out in stone. Forest wildlife is abundant and the springtime birds a joy to hear.