Sounds of the Forest
We’ve created the first ever forest soundmap of the world from submissions across the globe
Explore the Soundmap
Hundreds of sounds from across the globe
Soundscapes
Listen to three unique tracks to help calm your senses, focus your mind and help you meditate
Audio Submission Form
Submit your forest sounds using our online webform
Artistic Inspiration
Three artists created unique works in response to the sounds
Top sounds from around the world
Listen to the most popular sounds submitted from across the UK and all corners of the world
Sounds of the Forest is a soundmap project which collects recordings from woodlands and forests from all around the world. The sounds form an open source library, to be used by anyone to listen to and create from.
We invite you to visit your local forest or woodland, and record for us one minute of the sounds that you hear. If you already have existing recordings of forests then we’d love to hear those too.
“It’s so exciting that people across the globe are going to be bringing the sounds of their local woods and forests to the Timber soundmap using just their phones. Experiencing and engaging with nature is so good for our wellbeing which is why this project and Timber Festival, as well as being fun are also really important.”
Elizabeth Alker
“I’m lucky enough to live on the edge of a large woodland. So I’m very happy to be part of this excellent idea. It’s been a strange spring and may be a curious summer but this soundmap will bring the vibrancy and freshness of the outside world into our ears and homes. It’s the next best thing to being there.”
Stuart Maconie
“We know that forests look and feel special but they also sound good too. My favourite local wood, Foxley, in Norfolk, is currently full of blackcaps and chiffchaffs singing, and the trembling of aspen leaves sounds like the sea when the breeze gets up. “I’ll be recording some forest sounds with my children for Sounds of the Forest. Recording sound helps us tune in to the harmonies of the natural world.”
Patrick Barkham
Acknowledgements
The Sounds of the Forest project is supported using public funding by Arts Council England. Timber Festival gratefully acknowledges support from PRS for Music Foundation for the next phase of the project.
