Both the Robinson & our HBIC funded Skinner traps out in the Cumberland House earlier ahead of tomorrows Moth Morning and Bug Hunts in the museum’s garden

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 HBIC Portsmouth City Council #moths

Join Hampshire & IOW Wildlife Trust Marine and Bird Aware Solent 🦆 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🦀🦆 Portsmouth City Council

New #blog - "Fungi in the Flora Explorer Project" 🍄 Find out how our knowledge of the #fungi collection has improved over the last couple of years ⬇️ portsmouthnaturalhistory.co.uk/collections-st…

Join us in the museum garden on 5 September for #Bat Night. To book ring 023 9281 5276 or email: [email protected] Hampshire Bat Group Visit Portsmouth Portsmouth City Council

Really pleased to have had the opportunity to look at the herbarium Falklands Conservation recently. Thank you for such a warm welcome

30th January 7pm. A talk about the fascinating Guermonprez collection of natural history which is the subject of a new exhibition at our museum. NatSCA Portsmouth City Council Funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund Guermonprez’s Legacy  (Talk) – portsmouthmuseums.co.uk

Super to see our natural history collections being used in research. Luke, a marine biology student from the University of Portsmouth, has been using some of the Shore Crabs in our collections, extracting DNA samples. Portsmouth City Council NatSCA

Super talk at the museum on 22 March. Join James Power, author of the Bees of Sussex, for a talk on #bees and how their populations shift and adapt against a background of decline. Ten bees and the stories they tell (Talk) – portsmouthmuseums.co.uk #wildlife Portsmouth City Council

Learn how to identify common grasses at our workshop this Saturday 7 June, 10am-3pm. £15. Book by ringing 023 9281 5276 #grasses Portsmouth City Council #plants

Create fantastic hare paintings, using watercolour at our art workshop on 14 June, 10am-1pm. No experience is needed for this 2.5 hour workshop with @sallygoodden Book by ringing the museum on 023 9281 5276. #hares #watercolor Portsmouth City Council

We had a really lovely art class focussing on #hares yesterday led by @sally_animal_artist and funded by @heritagefunduk. Beautiful results from all participants who were also able to get up close to two hares in our collections. #watercolourart Portsmouth City Council

Join us in the garden of the museum on 9 July between 9am and 11am where we will be looking through our moth traps. We will be identifying and recording moths in the traps before safely releasing them #moths #lepidoptera

Join the Hampshire & IOW Wildlife Trust Marine on 29 July 11am - 12noon & 2pm - 3pm for a dive beneath the waves to learn about marine classification and the incredible creatures that live in our own Solent! A free workshop at the museum suitable for children of all ages. To book ring 023 9283 4432

Our first moth trapping event of the year. The Robinson trap and the HBIC funded Skinner trap are ready for checking in the museum garden today (9 July) between 9am and 11am. We'll be recording our finds before safely releasing the moths #moth #wildliferecording 37 s

@SeekersCreate are at the museum today with an activity pack relating to our exhibition 'Guermonprez's Legacy'. Pick up a pack, follow the field guide and help with feedback about this The National Lottery Heritage Fund funded exhibition