I had the pleasure of attending the Cromwell Bottom nature reserve open day this weekend. I was their guest of honour, because Cromwell Bottom is the inspiration for Aves Wood (from my Twitchers books). If you don’t know it, Cromwell Bottom is a beautiful slice of heaven between Elland and Brighouse in Calderdale, Yorkshire.
I met lots of wonderful nature lovers and eager readers at the open day. I gave a select few a sneak peek of what they can expect in SPARK, the second in The Twitchers series, which comes out this September.
A personal highlight for me was meeting Kevin, the falconer who brought some incredible birds to the event. Here I am pictured with Mozart the falcon and Meg the Bengal eagle owl.
