The Cuckoo Lea

In his recent book The Cuckoo's Lea Michael J Warren provides a exploration of how birds are entwined with British history, particularly in our place names. 

Join us for an exclusive Q&A with the author to weave together literature, history and ornithology and discover a fascinating heritage that matters deeply now when so many places and their birds are threatened or already gone.

Michael J. Warren is an author, naturalist, medievalist, ecocritic and teacher. His PhD in medieval literature was on the subject of birds in English poetry and he continues to research in the fields of medieval studies and environmental humanities, and is a series editor for the journal Medieval Ecocriticisms.