Southwold Common: From the Water Towers 16 05 26

5:20am, 5°C, light westerly wind. Firstly, apologies for the footage-bombing tissues! On two occasions I had to use a tissue to wipe my watering eyes, and my hand and tissue can be seen. What can I say - it was cold, and I haven't got the hang of recording yet! I love this walk. The smaller water tower was built in the 1880's and is a Grade II listed building. The larger one, still in use, was built in the 1930's I think. There is plenty of birdsong to be heard on this recording. The loudest of all is the Peacock, but there are also warblers, geese, robins and more. There were lots of rabbits about as it was so early - they all scattered as I approached but can still be seen in some of the footage. At one point I stand on a wooden platform looking south, and attempt (and fail) to capture the wording on the information board. The board gives details of the Splash - a small body of water left behind after the 1953 floods. The Splash attracts various species of birds, but the recent prolonged dry period has left the water level very low, and it cannot be seen from the platform. The walk ends at the Reydon end of the bund.