Find field-recorded nature sounds on Earth.fm and check free access

Open Earth.fm’s recordings directory to find a recording from a particular environment. Check the artist, place, and date on its detail page so you know what you’ve selected.

For example, “Soft summer morning by primary Atlantic forest” is credited to Melissa Pons in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, and dated January 29, 2026. Its notes describe a morning after the dawn chorus peak, with shelter under a fig tree. It is a dated field recording; the page does not describe a live feed.

Check the access label

The directory lists the forest recording at 23:48 without a Premium icon. In a signed-out browser trial, selecting Play opened a player showing its title and artist, a Pause button, a seek track, a 23:48 duration, and a counter at 00:05. The counter advanced in the player; the trial did not assess the sound or play the whole recording.

The directory marks Marc Anderson’s 03:47 “A Morning at Sweetwater Lagoon” with a Premium icon. Selecting it changed the player to that title with PREVIEW displayed and shuffle, previous, next, and loop disabled. Check that label when choosing a recording: this Premium selection offered a preview.

Earth.fm’s membership page lists Visitor Free at 30 minutes per day. It lists unlimited listening time, favorites, and playlist creation under Individual. An older recording-page footer says the service is completely free, but the membership page gives the more specific listening limit. If you want to return to a recording, bookmark its direct page in your browser.

Follow the artist for reuse questions

Earth.fm’s submission page says recordings are credited with artist links and that buying or downloading points toward the artist’s website when possible. Streaming a recording on Earth.fm does not establish permission to reuse it.

Source note: Earth.fm pages and UI were checked October 16, 2026, in a signed-out, headless Windows Chrome browser. The trial covered the two player selections described above; it did not include acoustic listening, a completed track, mobile apps, or personal accounts.