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URL:https://www.steyningfestival.co.uk/events/michael-warren/
SUMMARY:The Cuckoo's Lea: The Forgotten History of Birds and Place with Mic
 hael J. Warren
DESCRIPTION:Join Michael J. Warren\, author\, academic\, medievalist and na
 turalist\, in conversation as he discusses the deep connections between bi
 rds and place. Hidden in the place names of English towns and villages\, i
 n copses\, fields\, lanes and hills\, are traces of birds that illustrate 
 how ancient people understood their world. In The Cuckoo's Lea\, Michael w
 eaves together early literature\, history and ornithology to uncover how p
 eople encountered birds over a thousand years ago.  He reveals a heritage
  that still matters today\, when so many places and their birds are threat
 ened. Michael will be in conversation with Henri Brocklebank\, Director of
  Conservation at the Sussex Wildlife Trust. The talk is followed by a book
  signing.\n\n\n 	FASCINATING\n 	HISTORICAL\n 	INTERESTING\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\
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LOCATION:Steyning Methodist Church\, 18 High Street\, Steyning\, BN44 3GG\,
  United Kingdom
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