British wildlife recordings

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Listen to circa 640 recordings of wildlife from around the UK. Captured by three British wildlife enthusiasts from the 1960s to the 1990s, most are published here for the first time. More.

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• Dawn chorus

  Dawn chorus: Loch Garten, Scottish Highlands: A dawn chorus recorded in coniferous woodland at Loch Garten, Speyside, in Scotland.

• Bittern

  Bittern: Hickling Broad, Norfolk: Deep booming call of a bittern hidden in reeds in marshland at Hinkling Broad, Norfolk. 4.30 am on 13 May 1966.  The species is now extinct in the area and extremely rare nationally. Very few people have seen a...

• Roe Deer and Hobby

  Roe Deer and Hobby: Bagshot, Surrey: A call made by a roe deer recorded at Bagshot, Surrey. This small deer is an agile animal, bounding fast for cover when disturbed. It frequents open, mixed woodland areas in Scotland and England, remaining absent...

• Red fox

  Red fox: Rye Grove, Windelsham, Surrey: This recording features the call of a red fox recorded at Rye Grove, Surrey. One of the most recognisable British mammals, the fox is a common visitor to gardens and farmland, and can be found in almost every...

• Nightingale, Teign Valley, Devon

  Nightingale, Teign Valley, Devon: Teign Valley, Devon: The song of the male nightingale, recorded on the Teign Valley, Devon. Despite its nondescript appearance, the nightingale is one of Britain's most celebrated birds and its sublime voice has been...