Sound effects tag

Forest Sound Effects

Forest sound effects from woods all over the world. Birds at dawn in remote woodland, wolves and bears in the mountains, crickets and cicadas on a warm night, rain dripping through the canopy and wind moving the treetops. Then the closer stuff: footsteps on leaves and twigs, a campfire crackling in a clearing, and fantasy forests for games. Rarely quiet.

Libraries
232
Publishers
89
Formats
Mono, stereo, M/S, surround, ambisonic
Sample rates
44.1 to 192 kHz
Licence
Royalty-free for commercial work
Price range
$3.50 to $699
FiltersAll 232 libraries tagged ForestFilter by the spec, not just the subjectRecorded or designed, sample rate, bit depth, channel format, embedded metadata and file count. Narrow it down before you download anything.
Recorded or designed
RecordedDesigned

Recorded means captured in the field or a studio. Designed means built from other material.

Channel format
MonoStereoM/SSurroundAmbisonic

Mono for 3D positional audio. Ambisonic and surround for immersive mixes.

Embedded metadata
Tagged for Soundminer or UCSUntagged

Soundminer and UCS fields written into the files.

All 232 libraries tagged Forest.
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All 232 libraries tagged Forest

96 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
Forest bird sound effects featuring 70 stereo 24-bit/96kHz files of summer birdsong, trills, and forest noise, with looped and full versions plus village outskirts, thunderstorm, and passerby recordings.
70 files · 5.53 GB
96 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
Forest stream sound effects captured as seven unprocessed 96 kHz / 24-bit field recordings, totalling 52 minutes of water flowing over stones with surrounding woodland ambience and wildlife.
7 files · 1.69 GB · Metadata
96 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Surround.
Deep within Norway's wilderness, this collection captures pristine sound effects, featuring quad-recorded forest ambiences, rushing waters, and isolated animal calls across 202 minutes of natural recordings.
99 files · 13.59 GB · Metadata
96 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
Nestled in the Forest of Bowland, these authentic sound effects capture dense woodland ambiance, featuring bird songs, sheep bleating, and natural forest acoustics amid conifer trees in varying weather conditions.
12 files · 1.1 GB · Metadata
-30%
44.1 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
Professional footstep sound effects recorded in a Foley pit feature thirty-three distinct variations of walking, running, and sneaking across authentic forest materials.
33 files · 3.16 MB
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96 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
This comprehensive collection captures authentic forest sound effects across seasons, featuring 40 bird species, diverse atmospheres, and isolated elements recorded throughout Central European national parks and woodlands.
133 files · 11.16 GB · Metadata
96 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
Nature-rich recordings capture diverse stream sounds with flowing water textures, from gentle trickles to strong currents, featuring pristine sound effects captured using professional Neumann equipment.
11 files · 208 MB · Metadata
96 kHz, 24-bit. Formats: Stereo.
Professional woodland sound effects featuring 307 high-definition recordings of breaking wood, creaking branches, crunching leaves, and rustling foliage, ideal for creating immersive natural environments.
307 files · 497 MB

A forest changes a lot through the day. Birds take over at dawn and things go quiet in the afternoon heat. At night it belongs to insects and owls, and the odd crack of a branch. Long recordings let that play out under a scene without looping, and the wildlife libraries give you the animals separately for when a creature needs to step forward. Underfoot, the forest footstep sets cover walking and sneaking over leaves and twigs. Mix in Wind or Rain to change the weather, or a River for somewhere to camp. Survival games and nature documentaries use plenty of it.

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