Wild Systems Lab
We build acoustic recorders, monitoring systems, and ecological datasets for people working with nature. From hardware to field research to published analysis.
What we do
Wild Systems Lab works across three connected areas — building field technology, running research projects, and analysing acoustic data for conservation.
Systems
The Demeter acoustic recorder is designed for short-term, repeatable wildlife surveys — accessible enough to deploy across many sites simultaneously without specialist equipment.
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We publish research on acoustic monitoring methods, soundscape analysis, and ecological data from our field deployments. Open, practical, and reproducible.
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We analyse recordings from our recorders and third-party devices, producing site reports, species inventories, and long-term monitoring summaries.
Analysis servicesFeatured product
Demeter is a purpose-built acoustic recorder for wildlife surveys. Designed for bird dawn chorus surveys, bat transects, and soundscape recording — compact enough to deploy across many sites at once.
It combines a high-sensitivity microphone, low-power electronics, and a weatherproof enclosure with a straightforward configuration workflow.
Featured project
Churchyards are some of the most biodiverse habitats in the British landscape — old grassland, mature trees, undisturbed hedges, and centuries of low-intensity management.
We are deploying Demeter recorders across participating churchyards to build the first systematic acoustic picture of what lives in these spaces, and to help churches understand and protect their wildlife.
From the lab
We publish white papers, field methods, and findings from our monitoring deployments.
Who we work with
Our tools and research are used by a range of organisations and individuals who want to understand wildlife in their landscape.
Understand what wildlife uses your churchyard and build evidence for conservation management decisions.
Long-term acoustic monitoring for farms, woodland, and private nature reserves — baseline surveys and ongoing tracking.
Professional-grade recorders and analysis support for licensed ecological surveys, EIA work, and habitat assessments.
Accessible tools and guided methods for wildlife groups, parish councils, and volunteer-led recording schemes.
Open datasets, reproducible methods, and hardware that can be customised for experimental field deployments.
Programme-level monitoring at scale — multiple sites, consistent methodology, aggregated data and reporting.
Get started
Whether you want to buy a Demeter recorder, commission an analysis, or discuss a research collaboration — we'd like to hear from you.