Magical No journey in Britain will be quite the same again. * The Guardian * I loved this beguiling exploration of how birds have long inspired emotional and imaginative human connections to physical places. * Caroline Sanderson, The Bookseller * Fascinating and meticulously researched. * The Observer * A poetic blend of natural history, etymology and memoir. * Geographical * Scholarly, fresh, exquisitely crafted and breathtakingly, heart-achingly beautiful, The Cuckoos Lea weaves the human and natural history of England into a tapestry that will transform your relationship with place. Michael Warren has made a book Ill love forever. * Amy-Jane Beer, author of The Flow * One of the most unique works of nature writing in recent years, original in its ambition and successful in its execution. Michael Warren has written an exhilarating exploration of birds and words. * British Birds * Utterly beguiling, deeply poignant and revelatory, a cartographic overlay of language and land and our place in nature. A book with a pertinent and radical message from the past that nature is our house, our dwelling-place and neighbourhood, from where we can chart a new course, with a very old compass. * Nicola Chester, author of On Gallows Down * The best statement for the importance of the medieval Ive ever read. A wonderful book. * David Crystal, linguist and author of The Stories of English * A brilliant blend of birds, places, history and language - all held together with a deft personal touch - and a surprise on every page. * Stephen Moss, author of Ten Birds That Changed the World * This is a book filled with calls and cries, booming, twittering, shrieking, singing a joyful affirmation of life, revealed through quiet observation and reflection. The Cuckoo's Lea reminds us to listen and love the highly distinctive species which have shaped local identities. * Fiona Stafford, author of Time and Tide * Simply phenomenal. Michael Warren has a great gift this wonderful book is making me see landscapes anew. * Ben Hoare, author of The Wonders of Nature * Magical, enchanting and intriguing. Read in wonder and see Britain made anew with eyes that are both ancient and modern. * Mary Colwell, author of The Gathering Place * A fascinating, haunting book which unveils the rich meaning layered into our places. The Cuckoo's Lea is a rosetta stone for our ecological history. * Jon Moses, Right to Roam * Intricate, deeply felt, earthed and airborne, fusing the knowledge of historian and naturalist to reveal the living pasts written in our landscapes as if with invisible ink. * Alexandra Harris, author of The Rising Down *
