Regenerative agriculture is a farming approach that focuses on improving soil health, increasing biodiversity, and restoring ecosystems using practices such as crop rotation, cover cropping, and minimal tillage. It is important because it helps combat climate change, enhances food security, and supports thriving habitats for wildlife while ensuring long-term environmental sustainability.
This blog will build on our previous blogs, offering new insights into leveraging soundscape analysis to quantify the impact of regenerative farming practices on farmland bird diversity. Once you have a baseline for your biodiversity, we will also discuss ways to encourage and support different bird species, and potentially encourage newcomers on-site!
Wendling Beck: The Story
Alex Begg (Wendling Beck)
Wendling Beck is a collaborative nature recovery project, bringing together private, NGO and council landowners to create a high-quality mosaic of habitats. They are 5 years and 500+ acres into delivering their masterplan . Data has been a central pillar of their approach, and they have hosted 2 DEFRA Elm Test & Trials – the most recent of which featured evaluating a combination of conventional and tech-enabled innovative monitoring techniques to better understand environmental impacts and trends over time.
Wendling Beck: The Data
Dave Appleton (Wendling Beck)
The Wendling Beck Environment Project has been running a program of bioacoustic monitoring since 2022, alongside a range of other monitoring activites. This presentation will explore some of the insights gained from this activity, including comparing the effectiveness of bioacoustic monitoring versus traditional bird surveys. We’ll discuss the usefulness and limitations of using bioacoustics for monitoring changes in species richness over time.
Introducing AgriSound
Casey Woodward (AgriSound)
This presentation discusses how by combining acoustic technology with environmental sensors, AgriSound have developed a range of innovative products that can aid us in maintaining an optimal pollination environment, necessary for not just the survival of our future pollinators, but our farms, gardens, and the planet.
Useful links
- Wendling Beck: https://www.wendlingbeck.org/
- Wendling Beck Biodiversity Gain Site records: https://environment.data.gov.uk/biodiversity-net-gain/search/BGS-121224001
- Wendling Beck Case Study (Natural England PDF): http://biologicalrecording.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/b7292-bngwendlingbeckenvironmentalproject28129.pdf]
- Wilder Sensing: http://wildersensing.com/
- Good Practice Guidelines for Long-Term Ecoacoustic Monitoring in the UK: https://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/applied-ecology-resources/document/20230136742/
- Wild Frontier Ecology: https://www.wildfrontier-ecology.co.uk/
- AgriSound: https://meet.agrisound.io/introduction
- AgriSound Contact: https://agrisound.io/contact/
- Biodiversity Net Gain: https://biologicalrecording.co.uk/2025/01/26/biodiversity-net-gain/
- Biodiversity Net Gain Virtual Symposium 2026 (tickets £25 until midnight tonight): https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/biodiversity-net-gain-virtual-symposium-2026-tickets-1246940004119
Coming soon…
Wilder Sensing ecoTECH blogs
How Can We Use Sound to Measure Biodiversity?
Can Passive Acoustic Monitoring of Birds Replace Site Surveys?
The Wilder Sensing Guide to Mastering Bioacoustic Bird Surveys
Bioacoustics for Regenerative Agriculture
AI-powered Bioacoustics with BirdNET
Making the Most of Bird Sounds
Event partners
The Wilder Sensing webinar and blog series is produced by the Biological Recording Company in partnership with Wilder Sensing, with sponsorship from Wildlife Acoustics and Wildcare.
Learn to identify birds by sound
Learn how to identify birds based on their calls in our Bird Acoustic ID training webinar series (all webinars just £12.50 each).
- Garden Birds (Thursday 28 January 2027)
- Woodland Birds (Tuesday 30 March 2027)
- Farmland Birds (Tuesday 18 May 2027)
