After years of decline, the Dartford warbler has returned to the area of old Kent where it was discovered 250 years ago, reviving a feud over its name, finds Russell Higham.
A centuries-old grudge over ornithological provenance still ruffles feathers at an unlikely venue. The Furze Wren, a pub in Bexleyheath, on the outskirts of southeast London, takes its moniker from the old country nickname for the Dartford warbler. First recorded 250 years ago by Kentish-born…
