Let’s not forget about the insect life inside your homes. While you may be enjoying spending time outdoors and spotting creepy-crawlies, you may not be able to go out at all, or you may feel limited by your one trip … Continued
This time, we’re looking at organisms other than insects, there are plenty of other invertebrates to enjoy. Most people I’ve talked to don’t like slugs and snails – maybe it’s because I don’t have a garden and they’re not eating … Continued
Today marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day and to help celebrate the Booth Museum of Natural History has interviewed some of Sussex’s incredible ‘Nature Heroes’. These are people who work tirelessly to help protect wildlife and connect people to … Continued
This Nature at Home post continues our look at the miniature world of insect life during lockdown. Bees are one of the most prominent insects flying around at the moment. Queen bumblebees are emerging and looking for nest sites, so … Continued
A garden is the perfect place to look for insects and other invertebrates but for those of us who don’t have one, a walk is a great way to engage with these creatures. Here’s a brief introduction to flies, beetles and … Continued
Time for my third blog in the Booth’s Mystery Egg series for Easter. Having worked at the Booth Museum for several years, I have seen a lot of really bizarre objects behind the scenes, some of which I have taken … Continued
Time for blog post number 2 in the Booth’s Mystery Egg series for Easter. Having worked at the Booth Museum for several years, I have seen a lot of really bizarre objects behind the scenes, some of which I have … Continued
It’s Easter week and unfortunately you can’t visit the Booth Museum when we would normally have plenty of fun activities for you. So we thought we would do three special additions of our usual Animal, Vegetable or Mineral? quiz online … Continued
The second of our Nature at Home series of blogs looks at what you might find in your garden or local area, and gives a few ideas of how you might observe them, starting with some very familiar visitors. Read … Continued
For the month of April, the Booth encourages you to look out for the Goldcrest, Regulus regulus, in your garden, in the park (if you’re exercising at an appropriate distance from others), or even the view from the window of … Continued
On today’s Close Look post, we’ve been focusing on the Tree Pangolin. Here curator Lee Ismail explains why it has become an unfairly maligned animal and why we should be focusing on the global wildlife trade. The Tree Pangolin (Phataginus … Continued
The current lock down has dramatically decreased our freedom and confined many of us to home for most of the day. One thing it is currently impossible to do is visit museums, so many are now creating virtual content to … Continued
An update from our Orca as he joins the Monsters of the Deep. Last autumn, our Orca (or Killer whale), Merman and several other objects from our marine collections went on loan to the National Maritime Museum Cornwall, in Falmouth, … Continued
The Tawny Owl Strix aluco is the focus for the Booth Museum this month. UK conservation status: Amber Tawny owls are woodland birds, their feather patterns offer good camouflage during the day when they roost in trees. You may catch … Continued
At the Booth Museum our insect displays were originally built in the early 1980s. Since then the objects have been enjoyed by many thousands of visitors. However, the scale of the displays, the difficulty in accessing the cabinets and the … Continued
February’s bird of the month is the Ptarmigan Lagopus muta UK conservation status: Green Lagopus means hare-foot, which describes their feathery legs. Ptarmigan comes from the Scottish Gaelic ‘tarmachan’, meaning to croak. The ‘p’ was added later in the mistaken idea … Continued
Join the Booth team and our partners to discover nature’s grand designs. See miniature homes under the microscope, make a decorative clay nest with the RSPB and discover some of the most fascinating habitats in Sussex! Friday 21 February, 10:30 … Continued
To start the new year, the Booth Museum take a look at the Woodcock Scolopax rusticola. UK conservation status: Red Woodcocks are classed as wading birds, however, as the name suggests, they spend much of the time in woodland, hiding … Continued
Museum Futures trainee Tasha Brown on creating an online legacy for the Osteology gallery in the Booth Museum of Natural History. Most museum galleries come and go with very little trace left behind. Before the Osteology gallery at the Booth … Continued
December’s bird is the Crested oropendola, Psarocolius decumanus. Oropendolas forage in groups, looking for fruit and insects. They can use their beaks to prise open clusters of dead leaves. This ability to powerfully open, rather than close, their beaks only occurs … Continued
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