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Portsmouth City Council run natural history museum and seasonal butterfly house. Free entry, open Tues-Sun.
Southsea, Portsmouth
Joined August 2013
30th January 7pm. A talk about the fascinating Guermonprez collection of natural history which is the subject of a new exhibition at our museum. @Nat_SCA @portsmouthtoday Funded by @HeritageFundUK Guermonprez’s Legacy (Talk) –
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Really pleased to have had the opportunity to look at the herbarium @FI_Conservation recently. Thank you for such a warm welcome
🌷Last week, we welcomed Christine, Curator of Natural History @PortsmouthNHM It was a pleasure to showcase our Herbarium and share insights about Falklands flora. 🌾 Did you know? 🤔The collection that Christine manages includes a few specimens collected by Laurence Stickney of Spring Point in 1901-1902, who corresponded with plant biologist HLF Guermonprez. History and nature beautifully intertwined! 🌹 Our Herbarium is open to the public—come and discover the stories that our plant specimens tell! 🤩 Or you can visit us online: 💻 #FalklandsConservation #NationalHerbarium #NatureHistory #plants #plantlife
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Can you work out which birds and mammals made which footprint in our new #trail, "Winter Animal Tracks"? Search for clues that have been hidden around the museum. Trail runs from Saturday 21st December to Sunday 5th January and costs £1 (includes prize)🐾
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What's that gorgeous golden yellow tree in the museum garden? It's a #Ginkgo - one of the oldest living tree species in the world! This autumn they've been putting on a show in #Portsmouth, as the fan-shaped leaves have been turning a golden yellow and falling to the ground🍂
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We are having fun trying to assemble a velociraptor skeleton replica ready for our Fossil Day tomorrow with @Dinosaurisle, @unisouthampton, @uniportsmouth #FossilFriday #dinosaurs
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Today is #WorldOctopusDay and we have found this lovely image by Henry Guermonprez of a curled octopus found on Bognor Beach in 1911 by his son Harry. Henry's work will be featured in our upcoming exhibition 'Guermonprez's Legacy' in opening 14 December funded by @HeritageFundUK
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Join us in the museum garden on 5 September for #Bat Night. To book ring 023 9281 5276 or email: vis@portsmouthcc.gov.uk @HantsBatGroup @visitportsmouth @portsmouthtoday
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Join @HIWWTMarine and @BirdAwareSolent in the museum garden on Wednesday 14 and 21 August between 10am and 3pm. Marine and shore bird related activities and hands on activities. Discover more about the animals living below and above the waves. Free🦀🦆 @portsmouthtoday
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RT @andersonkieran: Both the Robinson & our @Hants_BIC funded Skinner traps out in the @PortsmouthNHM earlier ahead of tomorrows Moth Morni…
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Its all about moths and bug hunts today! 🐞🐜🐝🦗🦋 9.30am - 11am Moth Morning in the garden 11am - 3pm - Bug hunts in the garden 8.30pm - 10pm - Moth trapping on Portsdown Hill (Fort Widley) with the Friends of Portsdown Hill #Portsmouth @Hants_BIC @portsmouthtoday #moths
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Join us for Bat night on 5 September 7pm - 9pm with @HantsBatGroup. £7.50 adults £5 for 11-18s. To book contact mvs@portsmouthcc.gov.uk or ask at the front desk Bat Night – @portsmouthnews @portsmouthtoday
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Join @HantsIWWildlife in the museum garden today for Wildlife Wednesday, with free activities between 10am and 3pm! Discover what lies beneath the waves of the Solent and the work of the @solentseascape Seascape Project to help restore marine habitats. 🌊🌞
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Check out this latest #blog about a planting project with the Friends of Old Portsmouth Association (FOOPA), using information from the #herbarium 🪴 🌿at #Portsmouth museums:
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#volunteers are very important to our work on the natural history collection. Visit the link to discover some recent work on the #Lepidoptera Collection. #museum
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Two freshly emerged Malachite butterflies and another on its way in the puparium this morning #butterfly #butterflyhouse
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As part of #SwiftAwarenessWeek we have members of Hampshire Swifts at the museum today. They will be able to answer questions about swifts and to how help these amazing birds #swift #birds
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These White Water-lilies in the #herbarium have been matched to some watercolours in the collection, that show the same plants from a pond near Linch in West Sussex, on the 17th August, 1894. The White Water-lily produces the UK's largest #flower 🪷
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Discover what lies beneath the waves of the Solent and the work of the Seascape Project to help restore marine habitats. Join @HIWWTMarine in the garden (in the museum if wet) @portsmouthtoday @solentseascape #marineconservation
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Join in the garden between 9.30am and 10.30am on 7 & 28 August to discover which moth species visited the garden during the night. Take part in bug hunts and help us build up a records of insects and other minibeasts found in the garden. @portsmouthtoday @andersonkieran
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