Summer Birdsong in the Black Forest

Near Furtwangen, wooded hills rise above the upper Breg Valley. This summer recording brings the layers of forest birdsong into a short listening excerpt: some calls sound close and distinct, while others arrive from farther among the trees.

Listen for distance

Start with the nearest call you notice. Let it finish, then listen for a quieter voice behind it. You do not need to identify a species to hear the sense of space. The gaps between calls are part of the recording too.

About this recording

Recorded in June 2026 by J, the person behind NatureScapes. The supplied location is 48.089380, 8.153140, near Furtwangen in Germany’s Black Forest. These details come from the recording’s original metadata.

The web player contains a one-minute promotional excerpt. The full original recording is not offered as a download on this page. Playback begins only when you choose it; you can pause or move through the waveform.

A one-minute listening pause

Choose a comfortable volume and let the first few calls arrive without searching for them. Notice a close sound and a more distant one. At the end, pause and listen to your own surroundings before deciding what to do next.

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