81 Royalty-Free Audio Tracks for "Holland"

Perfect recording of medium rain, recorded with a zoom 4n in a very silent monastery in limburg, holland.

I have recorded this file on a fridaynight on leidseplein square in amsterdam, holland.

A gamelan like instrument recorded on the street in amsterdam, holland.

Recorded crowd inside the central station in amsterdam, holland. For longer recordings or requests contact erilee.

Perfect recording of a stationary fridge, recorded with a zoom 4n in a very silent room in a monastery in limburg, holland.

In 's-hertogenbosch in holland we have carnival every year. This is a recording in the centre of the city. A recording of several 'dweilorkesten' that is a band that plays musing in the street. 'literal' translation is 'mop band or mopping band'. The go trough the streets like someone mopping the floor. This recording at the market-place is made with hundreds of people around. The ambience here is totally different from other places in the town and the world. It complete different than the south american carnival. Recorded: march 7th 2011, markt, 's-hertogenbosch, holland. Rode svm > sony pcm d50 recorder. Re-uploaded as public domain.

Perfect recording of a stationary coffee-machine, recorded with a zoom 4n in a very silent room in a monastery in limburg, holland.

Recorded inside tram 13 in amsterdam, holland. You can hear people, tram and announcement. For longer recording or requests contact erilee.

Recorded walking over the nieuwendijk shoppingstreet in amsterdam, holland. You can hear people talking and music as i walk along the shops.

In holland cats are considered to say 'miauw'oscar, the blind cat, has a weird accent though. Especially when he is hungry. . . !. Recorded with a olympus ls-10.

People getting of the ij-pont (ferry across ij-river). Recorded on the ferry behind central station in amsterdam, holland. For longer recording or requests contact erilee.

I was standing on the bridge and the tram drove onto the bridge. Very specific sound for amsterdam, holland. For longer recording or requests contact erilee.

Recorded outdoors in a city in holland with a sonypcm-d1 at 96khz 24bit format. The recording was converted to a 320kbps mp3. Recorded around 13:00 pm.

Recorded at an inside playing-ground in amsterdam, holland. Children are playing and screaming. Sometimes you can hear that they are speaking dutch. For longer recording or requests contact erilee.

Collab with addm featuring coco the parrot. Recorded directly into cubase then sent to holland for further processing. Sampled, stretched, manipulated. Featured on infinite sectors collab cd dedicated to animal tracks. . .

Flush toilet in state room of a cruise ship. Lid open. Recorded aboard the holland america oosterdam during a cruise along the alaskan coast.

Rotterdam (nl) city ambience during the fifa world championship 2010, the game between germany and holland. The funny echo's are natural - something between the buildings. And yes, there is a drunk dude with an amplifier and a microphone somewhere. It aint me.

Recording of a traffic crossing in the dutch town hilversum. Recorded with rode nt4 stereo (xy) mic and the zoom h4 recorder.

Brindisi from La Traviata performed by the Singing Sergeants and Concert Band of the United States Air Force Band. Track 7 from Fire Dance (2012). Recorded October 24-27, 2011 at Holland Performing Arts Center, Peter Kiewit Concert Hall, Omaha, NE. Credits: Alto Saxophone – MSgt Jeremy Koch*, CMSgt William Marr* Alto Vocals – SMSgt Angela L. Burns*, TSgt Emily Lewis*, TSgt Julia Brundage*, SMSgt Linda C. Waring* Baritone Saxophone – TSgt Ricky Parrell* Bass Clarinet – MSgt John Romano* Bass Trombone – MSgt Jay Heltzer* Bass Vocals – TSgt Benjamin Park*, MSgt Eric Sullivan*, MSgt Matthew Irish*, SMSgt Robert S. Harrelson*, MSgt Ryan Dolan* Bassoon – TSgt Eddie Sanders III*, TSgt Sandy Sisk* Cello – Erin Espinoza, Justin Lewis (7) Choir – Singing Sergeants (tracks: 6-12) Clarinet – TSgt Ani Berberian*, TSgt Benjamin Bowers*, MSgt Brian McCurdy*, TSgt Brian Wahrlich*, SMSgt David Stump*, MSgt Julianna Evans Arnold*, TSgt Laura Henry*, MSgt Melinda Burts*, TSgt Sara Wollmacher* Clarinet [Eb] – TSgt J. Blake Arrington* Conductor – Col A. Phillip Waite*, Colonel Larry H. Lang* Cornet, Trumpet – TSgt Blakely Carroll*, MSgt Christian Pagnard*, SMSgt Curt Christensen*, TSgt Kristopher Westrich*, SMSgt Robert McConnell*, TSgt Valentin Lukashuk* Double Bass [String Bass] – SMSgt Chris Kosky*, MSgt Matthew Murray* English Horn – TSgt Kevin Darrow* Ensemble – The United States Air Force Concert Band* Euphonium – MSgt Jennifer Dayton Cox*, TSgt John Cox* Flute – MSgt Jennifer Moore*, SMSgt Stacy Newbrough Ascione* French Horn – TSgt Joel Wealer*, SMSgt Kent Wyatt*, MSgt Philip Krzywicki*, SSgt S. Renee Parcell*, MSgt Tara Islas* Harp – SMSgt Eric Sabatino* Keyboards – SMSgt Mitchell Morton* Oboe – TSgt Kevin Darrow*, MSgt Tracey MacDonald* Percussion – TSgt Adam Green*, MSgt (Ret) Aubrey Adams*, MSgt Joe Reynolds*, MSgt Marc Dinitz*, TSgt Randy Gorman* Piccolo Flute – TSgt Megan Neal* Soprano Vocals – MSgt Anne Seaton Baker*, CMSgt Carol Hawkins Wiley*, SMSgt Christine Adamick Germain*, TSgt Mandi Harper*, SMSgt Robin Askew McConnell* Tenor Saxophone – MSgt Jake McCray* Tenor Vocals – MSgt Bradley S. Bennett*, TSgt Joseph Haughton*, TSgt Taylor Armstrong* Timpani – SMSgt Erica Montgomery* Trombone – TSgt David Rosengaft*, TSgt Matthew Nudell*, SMSgt Michael Piersol* Tuba – MSgt Brian Sands*, CMSgt Jan Duga*

Una Voce Poco Fa from Il Barbiere Di Siviglia performed by the Singing Sergeants and Concert Band of the United States Air Force Band. Track 10 from Fire Dance (2012). Recorded October 24-27, 2011 at Holland Performing Arts Center, Peter Kiewit Concert Hall, Omaha, NE. Credits: Alto Saxophone – MSgt Jeremy Koch*, CMSgt William Marr* Alto Vocals – SMSgt Angela L. Burns*, TSgt Emily Lewis*, TSgt Julia Brundage*, SMSgt Linda C. Waring* Baritone Saxophone – TSgt Ricky Parrell* Bass Clarinet – MSgt John Romano* Bass Trombone – MSgt Jay Heltzer* Bass Vocals – TSgt Benjamin Park*, MSgt Eric Sullivan*, MSgt Matthew Irish*, SMSgt Robert S. Harrelson*, MSgt Ryan Dolan* Bassoon – TSgt Eddie Sanders III*, TSgt Sandy Sisk* Cello – Erin Espinoza, Justin Lewis (7) Choir – Singing Sergeants (tracks: 6-12) Clarinet – TSgt Ani Berberian*, TSgt Benjamin Bowers*, MSgt Brian McCurdy*, TSgt Brian Wahrlich*, SMSgt David Stump*, MSgt Julianna Evans Arnold*, TSgt Laura Henry*, MSgt Melinda Burts*, TSgt Sara Wollmacher* Clarinet [Eb] – TSgt J. Blake Arrington* Conductor – Col A. Phillip Waite*, Colonel Larry H. Lang* Cornet, Trumpet – TSgt Blakely Carroll*, MSgt Christian Pagnard*, SMSgt Curt Christensen*, TSgt Kristopher Westrich*, SMSgt Robert McConnell*, TSgt Valentin Lukashuk* Double Bass [String Bass] – SMSgt Chris Kosky*, MSgt Matthew Murray* English Horn – TSgt Kevin Darrow* Ensemble – The United States Air Force Concert Band* Euphonium – MSgt Jennifer Dayton Cox*, TSgt John Cox* Flute – MSgt Jennifer Moore*, SMSgt Stacy Newbrough Ascione* French Horn – TSgt Joel Wealer*, SMSgt Kent Wyatt*, MSgt Philip Krzywicki*, SSgt S. Renee Parcell*, MSgt Tara Islas* Harp – SMSgt Eric Sabatino* Keyboards – SMSgt Mitchell Morton* Oboe – TSgt Kevin Darrow*, MSgt Tracey MacDonald* Percussion – TSgt Adam Green*, MSgt (Ret) Aubrey Adams*, MSgt Joe Reynolds*, MSgt Marc Dinitz*, TSgt Randy Gorman* Piccolo Flute – TSgt Megan Neal* Soprano Vocals – MSgt Anne Seaton Baker*, CMSgt Carol Hawkins Wiley*, SMSgt Christine Adamick Germain*, TSgt Mandi Harper*, SMSgt Robin Askew McConnell* Tenor Saxophone – MSgt Jake McCray* Tenor Vocals – MSgt Bradley S. Bennett*, TSgt Joseph Haughton*, TSgt Taylor Armstrong* Timpani – SMSgt Erica Montgomery* Trombone – TSgt David Rosengaft*, TSgt Matthew Nudell*, SMSgt Michael Piersol* Tuba – MSgt Brian Sands*, CMSgt Jan Duga*

Vedi! Le Fosche from Il Trovatore performed by the Singing Sergeants and Concert Band of the United States Air Force Band. Track 6 from Fire Dance (2012). Recorded October 24-27, 2011 at Holland Performing Arts Center, Peter Kiewit Concert Hall, Omaha, NE. Credits: Alto Saxophone – MSgt Jeremy Koch*, CMSgt William Marr* Alto Vocals – SMSgt Angela L. Burns*, TSgt Emily Lewis*, TSgt Julia Brundage*, SMSgt Linda C. Waring* Baritone Saxophone – TSgt Ricky Parrell* Bass Clarinet – MSgt John Romano* Bass Trombone – MSgt Jay Heltzer* Bass Vocals – TSgt Benjamin Park*, MSgt Eric Sullivan*, MSgt Matthew Irish*, SMSgt Robert S. Harrelson*, MSgt Ryan Dolan* Bassoon – TSgt Eddie Sanders III*, TSgt Sandy Sisk* Cello – Erin Espinoza, Justin Lewis (7) Choir – Singing Sergeants (tracks: 6-12) Clarinet – TSgt Ani Berberian*, TSgt Benjamin Bowers*, MSgt Brian McCurdy*, TSgt Brian Wahrlich*, SMSgt David Stump*, MSgt Julianna Evans Arnold*, TSgt Laura Henry*, MSgt Melinda Burts*, TSgt Sara Wollmacher* Clarinet [Eb] – TSgt J. Blake Arrington* Conductor – Col A. Phillip Waite*, Colonel Larry H. Lang* Cornet, Trumpet – TSgt Blakely Carroll*, MSgt Christian Pagnard*, SMSgt Curt Christensen*, TSgt Kristopher Westrich*, SMSgt Robert McConnell*, TSgt Valentin Lukashuk* Double Bass [String Bass] – SMSgt Chris Kosky*, MSgt Matthew Murray* English Horn – TSgt Kevin Darrow* Ensemble – The United States Air Force Concert Band* Euphonium – MSgt Jennifer Dayton Cox*, TSgt John Cox* Flute – MSgt Jennifer Moore*, SMSgt Stacy Newbrough Ascione* French Horn – TSgt Joel Wealer*, SMSgt Kent Wyatt*, MSgt Philip Krzywicki*, SSgt S. Renee Parcell*, MSgt Tara Islas* Harp – SMSgt Eric Sabatino* Keyboards – SMSgt Mitchell Morton* Oboe – TSgt Kevin Darrow*, MSgt Tracey MacDonald* Percussion – TSgt Adam Green*, MSgt (Ret) Aubrey Adams*, MSgt Joe Reynolds*, MSgt Marc Dinitz*, TSgt Randy Gorman* Piccolo Flute – TSgt Megan Neal* Soprano Vocals – MSgt Anne Seaton Baker*, CMSgt Carol Hawkins Wiley*, SMSgt Christine Adamick Germain*, TSgt Mandi Harper*, SMSgt Robin Askew McConnell* Tenor Saxophone – MSgt Jake McCray* Tenor Vocals – MSgt Bradley S. Bennett*, TSgt Joseph Haughton*, TSgt Taylor Armstrong* Timpani – SMSgt Erica Montgomery* Trombone – TSgt David Rosengaft*, TSgt Matthew Nudell*, SMSgt Michael Piersol* Tuba – MSgt Brian Sands*, CMSgt Jan Duga*

Soave Sia Il Vento from Cosi Fan Tutte performed by the Singing Sergeants and Concert Band of the United States Air Force Band. Track 9 from Fire Dance (2012). Recorded October 24-27, 2011 at Holland Performing Arts Center, Peter Kiewit Concert Hall, Omaha, NE. Credits: Alto Saxophone – MSgt Jeremy Koch*, CMSgt William Marr* Alto Vocals – SMSgt Angela L. Burns*, TSgt Emily Lewis*, TSgt Julia Brundage*, SMSgt Linda C. Waring* Baritone Saxophone – TSgt Ricky Parrell* Bass Clarinet – MSgt John Romano* Bass Trombone – MSgt Jay Heltzer* Bass Vocals – TSgt Benjamin Park*, MSgt Eric Sullivan*, MSgt Matthew Irish*, SMSgt Robert S. Harrelson*, MSgt Ryan Dolan* Bassoon – TSgt Eddie Sanders III*, TSgt Sandy Sisk* Cello – Erin Espinoza, Justin Lewis (7) Choir – Singing Sergeants (tracks: 6-12) Clarinet – TSgt Ani Berberian*, TSgt Benjamin Bowers*, MSgt Brian McCurdy*, TSgt Brian Wahrlich*, SMSgt David Stump*, MSgt Julianna Evans Arnold*, TSgt Laura Henry*, MSgt Melinda Burts*, TSgt Sara Wollmacher* Clarinet [Eb] – TSgt J. Blake Arrington* Conductor – Col A. Phillip Waite*, Colonel Larry H. Lang* Cornet, Trumpet – TSgt Blakely Carroll*, MSgt Christian Pagnard*, SMSgt Curt Christensen*, TSgt Kristopher Westrich*, SMSgt Robert McConnell*, TSgt Valentin Lukashuk* Double Bass [String Bass] – SMSgt Chris Kosky*, MSgt Matthew Murray* English Horn – TSgt Kevin Darrow* Ensemble – The United States Air Force Concert Band* Euphonium – MSgt Jennifer Dayton Cox*, TSgt John Cox* Flute – MSgt Jennifer Moore*, SMSgt Stacy Newbrough Ascione* French Horn – TSgt Joel Wealer*, SMSgt Kent Wyatt*, MSgt Philip Krzywicki*, SSgt S. Renee Parcell*, MSgt Tara Islas* Harp – SMSgt Eric Sabatino* Keyboards – SMSgt Mitchell Morton* Oboe – TSgt Kevin Darrow*, MSgt Tracey MacDonald* Percussion – TSgt Adam Green*, MSgt (Ret) Aubrey Adams*, MSgt Joe Reynolds*, MSgt Marc Dinitz*, TSgt Randy Gorman* Piccolo Flute – TSgt Megan Neal* Soprano Vocals – MSgt Anne Seaton Baker*, CMSgt Carol Hawkins Wiley*, SMSgt Christine Adamick Germain*, TSgt Mandi Harper*, SMSgt Robin Askew McConnell* Tenor Saxophone – MSgt Jake McCray* Tenor Vocals – MSgt Bradley S. Bennett*, TSgt Joseph Haughton*, TSgt Taylor Armstrong* Timpani – SMSgt Erica Montgomery* Trombone – TSgt David Rosengaft*, TSgt Matthew Nudell*, SMSgt Michael Piersol* Tuba – MSgt Brian Sands*, CMSgt Jan Duga*

Votre Toast ("The Toreador Song") from Carmen performed by the Singing Sergeants and Concert Band of the United States Air Force Band. Track 11 from Fire Dance (2012). Recorded October 24-27, 2011 at Holland Performing Arts Center, Peter Kiewit Concert Hall, Omaha, NE. Credits: Alto Saxophone – MSgt Jeremy Koch*, CMSgt William Marr* Alto Vocals – SMSgt Angela L. Burns*, TSgt Emily Lewis*, TSgt Julia Brundage*, SMSgt Linda C. Waring* Baritone Saxophone – TSgt Ricky Parrell* Bass Clarinet – MSgt John Romano* Bass Trombone – MSgt Jay Heltzer* Bass Vocals – TSgt Benjamin Park*, MSgt Eric Sullivan*, MSgt Matthew Irish*, SMSgt Robert S. Harrelson*, MSgt Ryan Dolan* Bassoon – TSgt Eddie Sanders III*, TSgt Sandy Sisk* Cello – Erin Espinoza, Justin Lewis (7) Choir – Singing Sergeants (tracks: 6-12) Clarinet – TSgt Ani Berberian*, TSgt Benjamin Bowers*, MSgt Brian McCurdy*, TSgt Brian Wahrlich*, SMSgt David Stump*, MSgt Julianna Evans Arnold*, TSgt Laura Henry*, MSgt Melinda Burts*, TSgt Sara Wollmacher* Clarinet [Eb] – TSgt J. Blake Arrington* Conductor – Col A. Phillip Waite*, Colonel Larry H. Lang* Cornet, Trumpet – TSgt Blakely Carroll*, MSgt Christian Pagnard*, SMSgt Curt Christensen*, TSgt Kristopher Westrich*, SMSgt Robert McConnell*, TSgt Valentin Lukashuk* Double Bass [String Bass] – SMSgt Chris Kosky*, MSgt Matthew Murray* English Horn – TSgt Kevin Darrow* Ensemble – The United States Air Force Concert Band* Euphonium – MSgt Jennifer Dayton Cox*, TSgt John Cox* Flute – MSgt Jennifer Moore*, SMSgt Stacy Newbrough Ascione* French Horn – TSgt Joel Wealer*, SMSgt Kent Wyatt*, MSgt Philip Krzywicki*, SSgt S. Renee Parcell*, MSgt Tara Islas* Harp – SMSgt Eric Sabatino* Keyboards – SMSgt Mitchell Morton* Oboe – TSgt Kevin Darrow*, MSgt Tracey MacDonald* Percussion – TSgt Adam Green*, MSgt (Ret) Aubrey Adams*, MSgt Joe Reynolds*, MSgt Marc Dinitz*, TSgt Randy Gorman* Piccolo Flute – TSgt Megan Neal* Soprano Vocals – MSgt Anne Seaton Baker*, CMSgt Carol Hawkins Wiley*, SMSgt Christine Adamick Germain*, TSgt Mandi Harper*, SMSgt Robin Askew McConnell* Tenor Saxophone – MSgt Jake McCray* Tenor Vocals – MSgt Bradley S. Bennett*, TSgt Joseph Haughton*, TSgt Taylor Armstrong* Timpani – SMSgt Erica Montgomery* Trombone – TSgt David Rosengaft*, TSgt Matthew Nudell*, SMSgt Michael Piersol* Tuba – MSgt Brian Sands*, CMSgt Jan Duga*

Recorded at 6:30am on saturday 21 july 2012 in black hill conservation park, located on the edge of the city of adelaide. Dawn breaks with a morning chorus of magpies, new holland honey eaters, wattle birds, and more. Traffic can be heard in the distance as the city wakens.

Quran / koran recitation on the short wave radio (radio bsksa - arabia saudi). Received in the netherlands. Thanks to this great live long wave radio-receiver in holland. Try it your self. Http://websdr. Ewi. Utwente. Nl:8901/.

A recording i made using my 3dio binaural microphones (and zoomh1 as the recorder). Set up the tripod near the door to my balcony. You can hear the wind against the house, rattling a little in some places. Rain comes and goes, against the glass door. Some cars can be heard outside, on the wet concrete. Recorded on thursday, 24th of february in noord-holland, the netherlands. Feel free to use this for any project you might have, and a mention is always appreciated.

Barrel organ ambience close to a vegetable market. More in this pack. Recorded close to outdoor terrace of a café, so tableware audible. The cracking / squeaking sound sometimes is from the windscreen over the terrace. Recorded june 2011, 's-hertogenbosch, holland. I've tried to find a spot that gives a nice balance in sounds. Sony pcm d50 internal mics xy90re-uploaded ad public domain.

One meter wide, dead-end alley in my down-town city. At the end of the street is the main shopping street. The bird you hear are sparrows arguing. I'm sitting in the half away the small street with the headphone on and suddenly this man with a trolley came from behind. Not good for my health. It's a warm day in june 2011. Sony pcm d50 recorder internal mics xy90location: rozemarijnstraatje 's-hertogenbosch, holland.

Playground at the edge of a wood along a small lake. Boys (right) play a spy game in a wooden fort. Other kids (left) are in a merry-go-round driven my a mother. Girls on the slide. Recorded ijzeren man, vught, holland. Zoom h1 recorder, xy90. When you use this sound it would be nice if you spent a voluntarily donation to freesound. Remind that this is not a must. You are free to skip this request. Please credit/attribute me and freesound. Org if you use this sound. Please do it like this: sound from http://www. Freesound. Org/people/klankbeeld/do not use an indirect link.

Cathedral bells for ukraine. Church bells for peace and justice. The dutch make all church bells ring for the ukraine. Freedom for the ukrainians. The bells from sint jan’s kathedraal (saint john’s cathedral) and in the background the bell from the grote kerk (large church) in 's-hertogenbosch, netherlands march 2 at 2022. 5. 15 pm. Голландці дзвонять у всі церковні дзвони за україну. Свобода для українців. Хертогенбос, 2 березня 2022 року, 17:15. Except that the dutch are collecting money and goods for the people of ukraine, all churches will ring the bells for fifteen minutes today, march 2, 2022 at 5. 15 pm. The first refugees have arrived in our country. Welcome. Hopefully these church bells will go virtual viral, and i hoop that people will help where they can. Date/time: march 2nd 2021, 5:15 pm. Weather: 8c, sun, wind e 2 bft with gusts to 14 km/h, 1021 hpa, humidity 48%. Location; parade, ‘s-hertogenbosch (den bosch), noord-brabant, netherlands (holland), europe. Gps 51. 687467 5. 308463. Gear chain: sennheiser mkh30/50 ms, in rycote cyclone small, windjammer > sound devices 302 >tascam dr-100 mk2. Decoded mid-side to stereo.

Calm ambient track. Winter woods / pinewood february 12. 41 pm (noon) in the netherlands near village giersbergen. Bram’s admin request-text and my answer in audio. Hello freesounders,it happens very infrequently that i post requests. However, i have an extraordinary sad reason to do so today. I don't want to go into detail in this public forum, but someone incredibly important and incredibly young in my life and my wife's just passed away. I am thus looking for an extra long recording of a peaceful "forrest ambience" to play during the good-bye ceremony. Something with some birds and perhaps some wind through the leaves,. . . . Currently the ceremony is planned for april 6th so i would need this before then. I know i can look through freesound, but i would like something specifically recorded with this in mind, something we will be able to listen to later as well, remembering this important and sad time in our life. . . Yours in grief,- bram & familywhat you hear;general-noise; soft wind in woods, sometime a bit increasing. A far kid at the edge of hamlet giersbergen. Far hum of the woods. Remark that the far high altitude planes are on a very lo noise level. Off and on craws and woodpeckers. 00. 00-02. 18 clean background-sound02. 18-06. 57 far high altitude plane- 04. 08-05. 42 people passing06. 05- 08. 13 clean background-sound- 07. 15-08. 12 woodpecker08. 16-10. 33 far high altitude plane10. 33-11. 44 clean background-sound- 10. 44-11. 32 (far) woodpeckers11. 33-12. 53 far police serine12. 55-14. 11 clean with some far yelling kids and woodpeckers14. 15-16. 14 far high altitude plane16. 14-26. 11 clean background-sound with some friendly increasing wind gusts- 23. 06-23. 56 woodpeckers- 25. 53-26. 08 woodpecker26. 08-end far high altitude plane and people. More recordings here search: giersbergen. About the area, national park loonse en drunense duinen. (text by irma de potter,ranger of this area) dutch website: https://www. Natuurmonumenten. Nl/natuurgebieden/nationaal-park-loonse-en-drunense-duinen. In the loonse en drunense duinen you will find forest, heathland and especially a lot of sand. It is one of the largest shifting sand areas in western europe. The wind can blow undisturbed in many places, resulting in an ever-changing landscape. By purchasing it in 1921, it has been protected for 100 years and we can still enjoy this brabant sahara today. You can roam freely on the sand plain. So there is plenty of room to explore extensively. Marvel at the submerged trees, enjoy the chirping field crickets and quench your thirst at one of the many cafes or restaurants on the edge of this nature reserve. Walking, cycling or on horseback: it's all possible here. With the wind in your hair and the sand in your shoes. You may even come across the sheep herd. The sheep keep the heath short and eat away saplings. This is how they keep the area open. The loonse en drunense duinen still has 270 hectares of shifting sand. That sand creates rather extreme conditions: the soil is dry and nutrient-poor. The difference in temperature between day and night can be as much as 50 degrees celsius. This ensures a unique flora and fauna. The animals and plants have adapted or feel at home in drought, aridity and temperature fluctuations. Sand sedge and various lichens, for example. And the viviparous lizard, sandpit beetles and sand bees. All species that love sand. In the last ice age, the polar winds blew sand from the north to brabant, where it remained in thick packages. For a long time this sandy plain was covered with primeval forests. Until the fourteenth century the trees were felled by people. They used the wood as fuel. The bare plain was filled with heather, where the farmers grazed their cattle. This intensive grazing and the sod cutting of the soil depleted the soil. This gave the sand free play. For a long time, the sand was a major problem for the residents. Villages and fields threatened to disappear under it. Trees were planted to stop the advancing sand. You can still see the traces of this today: find the submerged trees that only peak above the sand hills with their crowns. Date/time: february 15th tuesday 2017, start 12. 44 pm. Weather: 13c, clear sky, wind se 2-3bft , 1023 hpa. Mic pointed ne. Location; soft-wood-forest giersbergen (drunen), national park “loonse en drunense duinen”, drunen, noord-brabant, netherlands (holland), europe geo 51. 65566 5. 15774. Gear chain: sennheiser mkh30/50 ms, in rycote cyclone small, windjammer > sound devices 302 >tascam dr-100 mk2. Low cut 140hz 6db/octave. Level around -33db for background. Decoded mid-side to stereo.