Snip!t from collection of Alan Dix

<p>Remove <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/birds" title="More from guardian.co.uk on Birds">birds</a> from poetry, <a href="http://www.discoverwildlife.com/british-wildlife/birdsong" title="">Aldous Huxley once said</a>, and we would have to cast aside half of <a href="http://www.johnclare.info/poems.html#nest" title="">the English canon</a>.</p><p>Now, the impact of birdsong on our creativity and on our sense of wellbeing is to be explored in <a href="http://www.facebook.com/BirdsongProject" title="">a three-year research project</a> at the University of Surrey, supported by <a href="http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-global/w-news/w-latest_news/w-news-birdsong.htm" title="">the National Trust</a> and <a href="http://www.surreywildlifetrust.org/" title="">Surrey Wildlife Trust</a>.</p><p>The study will examine the psychological impact of being exposed to birdsong, including whether it helps us relax, can assist our ability to complete tasks and even think creatively.</p>