On Boxing Day, I set out to capture the serene atmosphere of Lydbrook in the Forest of Dean. The morning was cold and misty, and I placed my Sony PCM-M10 recorder on a fence in the backyard to make an unattended, long-form field recording. The soundscape was soothing: various birdsong filled the air, their melodies sharp against the stillness, occasionally interrupted by the hum of a passing car. Six and a half minutes in, church bells chimed, marking the peaceful passage of time. It was a balm to experience such tranquillity in the countryside, a stone's throw from the River Wye.

A field recording made during a train journey from Bruges to Brussels on 4 October 2019 - 17:11.

A field recording made of fireworks on 31 December 2020.

Early morning field recording of birdsong in Bristol on 3rd May 2020 at 05:30am. Inspired by International Dawn Chorus Day.

Field recording of our neighbourhood taking part in #clapforourcarers. This was the second such event of the covid-19 UK lockdown.

Field recording of the Brugge Belfort Carillon performing a rendition of Bohemian Rhapsody on 2nd October 2019.

Having talked about doing it for quite some time, I recently visited Alistair Park at his studio at Bower Ashton in Bristol to make field recordings of some of the sounds that his tools make in use.

Under the M4 Severn Bridge 23rd June 2018 11:00.

Field recording beneath the M4 Severn Bridge on the Severn Beach side.

Sandbanks Ferry 13th August 2018.

Field recording of the Sandbanks Ferry, sailing from Shell Bay to Sandbanks in Dorset.

Binaural field recording of a train journey from Lawrence Hill station in Bristol to Severn Beach taken on 23rd June 2018.

Field recording of a police helicopter circling over our neighbourhood on 26th July 2017.

As hot air balloons passed over our neighbourhood, the local dog population went into overdrive.

Field recordings of the rural ambience in the garden of a holiday gite in Beauville, Haute-Garonne, France.

Field recording of a thunderstorm from the window of a holiday gite, in Beauville, Haute-Garonne. This is a long 22-minute recording, over which time the storm gets livelier and louder.

Revel Market takes place every Saturday morning in Revel's covered central square and surrounding streets. It was a pleasure to see the great range of food produce on sale and the bustle of locals and tourists alike.

The sounds of an outdoor swimming pool in the garden of a holiday gite in Beauville, Haute-Garonne, France.. As well as the sounds of swimming, the background ambiance includes the sounds of crickets, bees, cockerels crowing and birdsong.

A series of field recordings made in Carcassonne, France, combined into a continuous audio journey.

Bikes and steam trains pass by on the cycle path, sometimes with snippets of conversation, and a backdrop of birdsong and occasional cow mooing. The bike sounds vary quite widely.

Crackling log fire on New Year's Day while staying in a cabin at Kingstone Brewery, Monmouthshire. The sound of the burning fire had a pleasing low-register rumble that added to the relaxing feeling of a warm fire in winter.