Field Recordings

Squeaky frogs, Watcarrick, near Eskdalemuir, Scotland on 25th March 2025 – by Geoff McQueen

Punta del Hidalgo’s night sea swell, Tenerife in March 2025 – by Tash Walker

“This recording is taken just off of the pier around midnight. The sea was so full of character I was completely enthralled and if you listen carefully you can hear […]

Dead leaves on a silver birch, Stanton Moor, Derbyshire, UK on 5th February 2025 – by Rose de Larrabeiti

“I took myself to Derbyshire for a few days in early February. I walked up to Stanton Moor with my dog Rosie (not named by me!) looking for a Bronze […]

Outside the bookshop, Berlin, Germany in 2023 – by Damian Drohan

“A morning recording outside Curious Fox Books, Berlin. Children and adults voices, passing bicycles. General ambience from people socialising, children playing. An S-Bahn train arrives to the nearby Gorlitzer Bahnhof.”

Fulton Fish Market, NY, USA in January 2025 – by Harrison Malkin

“It’s quiet time at the Fulton Fish Market — though the forklifts still move fast and beep loudly. A fish hook is an extension of oneself, used to sling tuna, black […]

Geothermal mud pools in Rotorua, Aotearoa (New Zealand) on 8th February 2025 – by Will Coley

‘Silence’ in Doubtful Sound, Aotearoa (New Zealand) on 15th February 2025 – by Will Coley

Steam train arriving and then departing, Haworth, West Yorkshire, UK on 17th February 2025 – by Cesar Gimeno Lavin

“The wonderful steam train arrives at Haworth station. I love how the arrival is reasonably quiet but upon departure you hear the power of the steam engine echoing around the […]

Buzzing and hissing cables in the early morning mist, South Yorkshire edge-lands in February 2025 – by Andrew Conroy

Primal scream atop Bernal Hill, San Francisco, USA on 20th January 2025 at 9am – by Kristina Loring

“A group of organizers had distributed flyers in our neighborhood for a timely cathartic moment atop the large mountain park that overlooks the city of San Francisco and the bay. […]

Woodpecker in back garden, south-east London, UK on 14th February 2025 – by Cesar Gimeno Lavin

“This morning I was delighted to find that, after quite a few months, this woodpecker has returned! Back to the very same tree. I love how the sound echoes around […]

Babble of Ta Ta Creek spring, British Columbia, Canada in early February 2025 – by PJ Howe

“Here is a little recording of our local spring. We hiked through 2ft of snow in the -10 temps to the head of our local creek. Due to the deep […]

A bright winter’s morning in south east London, UK on 5th February 2025 – by Cesar Gimeno Lavin

“It was a lovely, bright morning. The birds were loud, trying to compete with the sound of passing planes heading to Heathrow airport.”

Lake Ontario, Wellington, Prince Edward County, Canada on 1st February 2025 – by Mira Burt-Wintonick

Ice on Queen’s Park Pond, Glasgow, Scotland in January 2025 – by Katie Revell

“Recorded using a contact microphone at Queen’s Park pond on the Southside of Glasgow, during a cold snap in January. The pond had frozen over (which doesn’t happen often), and […]

Midnight by the river, Deniliquin, Australia in 2024 – by Sam Loy

“From a country town called Deniliquin. We stayed at a caravan park down by the river, and at about midnight, I snuck out with my mic and went down to […]

Starling murmuration, Beach Park, Worthing, UK in late January 2025 – by Charlotte Petts

“As soon you walked into the park it was like someone was playing the noise out over massive speakers… It was like a giant congregation point before they headed off […]

Ocean surf on a rocky beach at high tide, Ecola State Park, Oregon, USA on 11th January 2025 – by PJ Howe

“The surf was about 2.5m with a strong on shore breeze. The beach we recorded on was protected from the wind and made wonderful recording conditions. The beach is in […]

Cracking the ice underfoot over a frozen puddle, Low Bentham, North Yorkshire, UK in early January 2025 – by Charlotte Petts

Petrochemical drones and birdsong, Immingham, UK in January 2025 – by Andrew Conroy

“The drones are from the enormous petrochemical plant that dominates the skyline of the Immingham docks on the Humber.”

Pinares De Oromana, Alcala De Guadaira, Spain on 6th January 2025 – by Cesar Gimeno Lavin

“Lovely quiet winter morning, next to one of the two water mills.”

Squeaky ice cakes in Neris river, Vilnius, Lithuania on 8th January 2024 – by Vaida Pilibaitytė

“I went for my daily walk along the Neris river one sunny afternoon last year. It was all frozen just a couple of days ago. The weather had changed overnight. […]

Listening to the river flow as the snow melts into the water from the fields nearby,  River Wenning, Bentham, North Yorkshire, UK in early January 2025 – by Charlotte Petts

“My dog Toby joins in by digging in the earth next to me.”

Snow slowly melting from a bridge next to Ribblehead viaduct, North Yorkshire, UK in early January 2025 – by Charlotte Petts

Snowy walk, Bentham, North Yorkshire, UK in early January 2025 – by Charlotte Petts

“Walking across some snowy fields with my dog, Toby, who joyfully runs up and bites the wind sock on my mic as he runs by.”

Father and daughter build a snowman in the backyard, Copenhagen, Denmark on 2nd January 2025 – by Joyce de Badts

Frozen puddles, Boelaertpark, Antwerp, Belgium in early January 2024 – by Joyce de Badts

“Walking with corduroy trousers into frozen puddles.”

Tawny Owls voicing the starry dark, the foot of Dartmoor, UK at 5am on 3rd January 2025 – by Kirsteen McNish

“I stood on the doorstep to look at the stars because of the ice bright visibility and heard them calling to each other.”

New Year’s Eve, leaning out of a window in East London, UK, one minute before midnight on 31st December 2024 – by Talia Randall

“Three minutes of fireworks recorded from 23:59 – 00:01 on New Year’s Eve. They get louder and more intense as midnight approaches. I leant out of a top-floor window and […]

The Sound of 2024

A slow weave of some of the past year’s Field Recordings, from a thunderstorm in Buenos Aires to whistling wind rattling the windows of a lighthouse in the Outer Hebrides. […]