nature sounds
Crickets and streams
Nature sounds are ambient audio from the natural world—birdsong, rainfall, ocean waves, wind through trees, crickets at night.
The term usually refers to recordings used for relaxation, sleep, meditation, or focus: I fall asleep to nature sounds.
White noise machines and streaming services offer curated nature sounds as alternatives to silence or music.
- birdsongAvian musical vocalizations
- thunderclapExplosive atmospheric sound
- whale songCetacean acoustic communication
- dawn chorusBirds' collective sunrise singing
- soundscapesAmbient sonic environments
crickets · croaking · rainfall · waves · ambient music · meditation · katydids · frogs · trickling · running water · yoga · waterfall · ocean waves · cicadas · wind · babbling · howling · leaves
- relaxing musiclullaby, ambient music, classical music, piano music, meditation music
- wilderness getawayslog cabin, rustic cabin, mountain cabin, off-grid cabin, lodge
- white noise machinesHatch, ocean waves, brown noise, pink noise, thunderstorm
- soundscapesoundscape, ambient sound, field recording, room tone, background noise
- soundssound, beeps, listen, hear, buzzes
- relaxationrelax, naps, break, rest, calm
nature soundsurban noise
Unwanted metropolitan sounds
traffic noise · city noise · street noise · engine noise · machinery
nature soundsnoise pollution
Harmful environmental sound
industrial noise · cacophony · sirens · car alarms · honking