Jump to main content

THE LONDON SOUND SURVEY: TEXT ONLY

MAIN SITE SECTION LINKS: TEXT VERSIONS

Home page. Sound actions. Sound maps. Wildlife. About and contact.

MAIN SITE SECTION LINKS: GRAPHICS VERSIONS

Home page. London map. Sound actions. Sound maps. London wildlife. Historical. Blog. About. Say hello.

DAYTIME SOUNDMAP RECORDINGS

Sound recordings featuring Hainault and Collier Row

Peregrine Road east IG6 June. Location: Towards eastern end of Peregrine Road, Redbridge. Description: Airplane drone, constant traffic on Romford Road, birdsong, two men talk on the other side of the road, occasional traffic on Peregrine Road, a woodpigeon coos, a regular electronic beep in the mid-distance. Duration: 2:00. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 18 June 2015. Time of day: 4.20pm.

Hainault Country Park lake June. Location: By the south side of the lake in the middle of Hainault Forest Country Park, Redbridge. Description: Airplane drone, honking of geese, constant traffic in distance, faint sounds of geese foraging on a grassy verge nearby, birdsong, a duck quacks. Duration: 2:00. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 18 June 2015. Time of day: 4.05pm.

Cabin Hill June. Location: Footpath on Cabin Hill, Hainault Forest Country Park, Redbridge. Description: Birdsong, airplane drone, the wind stirs foliage, occasional rustlings in nearby undergrowth, a light airplane flies overhead. Duration: 2:00. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 18 June 2015. Time of day: 3.40pm.

Hainault Country Park centre June. Location: Outside the visitor centre in Hainault Forest Country Park, Redbridge. Description: Voices of adults and children playing football near the visitor centre, airplane drone, the wind stirs nearby foliage. Duration: 2:00. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 18 June 2015. Time of day: 3.20pm.

Dog Kennel Hill east June. Location: Footpath on east side of Dog Kennel Hill, Redbridge. Description: Faint traffic in distance, birdsong, airplane drone, very faint sounds from a nearby golf course, cry of a peacock. Duration: 2:00. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 18 June 2015. Time of day: 3.05pm.

Dog Kennel Hill west June. Location: Footpath on the west side of Dog Kennel Hill, Redbridge. Description: Constant traffic in distance, airplane drone, faint birdsong. Duration: 2:00. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 18 June 2015. Time of day: 2.55pm.

Five Oaks Lane IG7 June. Location: Five Oaks Lane about 200 yards east of junction with Romford Road, Redbridge. Description: Constant traffic on the Romford Road, the wind stirs nearby foliage, occasional bangs and other noises from a building site around 100 yards due south, airplane drone, men's voices heard very faintly. Duration: 2:00. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 18 June 2015. Time of day: 2.15pm.

Fowler Road IG6 June. Location: Towards western end of Fowler Road, Redbridge. Description: Frequent traffic passing close by, constant machine noise from a nearby industrial unit, occasional banging and hammering sounds. Duration: 2:00. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 18 June 2015. Time of day: 1.50pm.

Peregrine Road west IG6 June. Location: West end of Peregrine Road, Redbridge. Description: Distant traffic with an emergency services siren, airplane drone, birdsong, thumps and clattering sounds from outside a nearby house, children's voices in mid-distance, a lorry's brakes squeal, a car door slams, brief whine of a distant motorcycle. Duration: 2:00. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 18 June 2015. Time of day: 1.45pm.

Arrowsmith Road IG7 June. Location: Arrowsmith Road immediately north of Manford Cross, Redbridge. Description: Airplane drone, occasional traffic, sounds children's voices, a toy horn and xylophone or similar instrument in mid-distance, a car halts and doors slam, adults' indistinct voices. Duration: 2:00. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 18 June 2015. Time of day: 1.30pm.

Brocket Way East IG7 July. Location: Easternmost end of Brocket Way, Redbridge, east London. Description: Passing cars, more distant traffic on Romford Road, light aircraft drone, brief sound of a power-drill, faint voices in the mid-distance, a car parks nearby. Duration: 2:00. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 14 July 2013. Time of day: 2.45pm.

Hainault Forest Country Park July. Location: Three Forests Way footpath about one kilometer east of Romford Road, Redbridge, east London. Description: Constant rumble of traffic in the distance, aircraft drone, the wind stirs foliage, faint birdsong, a fly buzzes. Duration: 2:00. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 14 July 2013. Time of day: 2.50pm.

Romford Road IG6 July. Location: Opposite junction with New North Road, Redbridge, east London. Description: Loud noise of traffic passing along Romford Road, stridulation of grasshoppers close by, a regular noise like that of the ground being struck by a metal implement. Duration: 2:00. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 14 July 2013. Time of day: 3.05pm.

Fowler Road IG6 July. Location: Hainault Business Park, Redbridge, east London. Description: Distant traffic on Romford Road, cries of a seagull, humming of machinery on the industrial estate, birdsong, a car revs its engine in the mid-distance. Duration: 2:00. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 14 July 2013. Time of day: 3.30pm.

Elmbridge Road IG6 July. Location: Redbridge, east London. Description: Aircraft drone, a child's voice, passing cars, more distant traffic, the wind rustles foliage. Duration: 2:00. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 14 July 2013. Time of day: 3.55pm.

Newcastle Avenue IG6 July. Location: Redbridge, east London. Description: Sounds of activity at a nearby building site, aircraft drone, birdsong, chatter of a magpie, faint voices. Duration: 2:00. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 14 July 2013. Time of day: 4.05pm.

River Rom Collier Row. Location: Collier Row recreation ground. Description: The Rom flows over a small weir, a woodpigeon coos, traffic passing along Collier Row Road immediately to the south, birdsong. Duration: 1:00. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 22 January 2012. Time of day: 2.50pm.

River Rom Footpath No 19. Location: Footpath number 19 off White Hart Lane, Collier Row. Description: Weak trickling of the Rom beneath a footbridge, the wind blows strongly above, faint traffic in distance. Duration: 1:00. Recorded by: IM Rawes. Recording date: 22 January 2012. Time of day: 3.15pm.

SOUND MAP RECORDINGS LINKS: TEXT VERSIONS

General sound map. Waterways sound map. Thames estuary sound map. Andre's London sound map

MAIN SITE SECTION LINKS: TEXT VERSIONS

Home page. Sound actions. Sound maps. Wildlife. About and contact.

MAIN SITE SECTION LINKS: GRAPHICS VERSIONS

Home page. London map. Sound actions. Sound maps. London wildlife. Historical. Blog. About. Say hello.

The London Sound Survey 2018. A Creative Commons Licence applies to all site content except where stated otherwise.