Forest sounds
Wind moving through leaves in slow gusts, with sparse birdsong from a few different directions. Good for reading, daytime focus and a quick mental walk outside.
- Spectrum
- Soft mid-range wind with leaf rustle and birdsong at 2–6 kHz
- Good for
- Daytime focus and reading
- Relaxing breaks
- Pairing with green noise
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Why nature sounds feel restorative
Attention Restoration Theory, developed by Rachel and Stephen Kaplan, proposes that natural settings hold attention gently and let the effortful kind recover. Studies of recorded nature sounds, for example Van Hedger et al. (2019, Psychonomic Bulletin & Review), found small improvements on attention tasks compared with urban sounds.
How our forest is generated
Two layers of shaped noise make the wind and the leaf rustle, swelling together in slow gusts. On top, four made-up bird species each sing their own phrase shape: rising whistles, quick trills, a slow warble. Birdsong is sparse on purpose so it does not grab attention.
Questions
Are these real bird recordings?
No. The birds are synthesised, which keeps the sound calm and free of recognisable repeats.
Is forest sound good for sleep?
Birdsong can be too alerting for some people at night. For sleep, lower the Forest fader and mix in brown noise, or choose rain.