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The Cuckoo's Lea: The Forgotten History of Birds and Place

The Cuckoo's Lea: The Forgotten History of Birds and Place - Hardcover

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Availability:In StockContributor:Michael J. WarrenPublish date:10/7/2025Pages:304
Language:EnglishPublisher:Bloomsbury WildlifeISBN-13:9781399412070ISBN-10:1399412078UPC:9781399412070Book Category:Nature, TravelBook Subcategory:Animals, Regional, Special InterestBook Topic:Birds, LiterarySize:8.70 x 5.40 x 1.10 inchesWeight:0.851Product ID:SCEFRDNCNS

The Cuckoo's Lea: The Forgotten History of Birds and Place

'Magical ... No journey in Britain will be quite the same again.' The Guardian

Birds have long inspired our emotional and imaginative connections to physical environments, but where did it all begin?

Hidden in the names of English towns and villages, in copses, fields, lanes and hills, are the ghostly traces of birds conjuring powerful identities for people in ancient landscapes. What are their...

Language:EnglishPublisher:Bloomsbury WildlifeISBN-13:9781399412070ISBN-10:1399412078UPC:9781399412070Book Category:Nature, TravelBook Subcategory:Animals, Regional, Special InterestBook Topic:Birds, LiterarySize:8.70 x 5.40 x 1.10 inchesWeight:0.851Product ID:SCEFRDNCNS
Michael J. Warren is an author, medievalist and naturalist. He teaches English in Chelmsford, was honorary research fellow at Birkbeck College, chair of the steering group for New Networks for Nature, and is currently a trustee for Curlew Action. Michael curates The Birds and Place Project, a website devoted to collecting and recording the birds of English place names.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Wildlife

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