Once
upon a time,
animals and plants lived undisturbed by human beings. Now that we have taken over, wildlife in Portsmouth is just an echo of its former self
- but what an echo! We have one of the most exciting places in the
country for wildlife - the mudflats, marshes, seashores, woodland,
grassland and built-up areas of the city mean we can attract all sorts
of different species right to our front door.
New for 2009!
A new exhibition at the Natural History Museum has been opened. ‘Art and Nature’ combines pictures and creatures to show how artists are inspired by nature. By bringing the two together, people can see the inspirations behind art works and explore the nature that lives in the habitats portrayed.
Butterfly House
Between May and September you can walk through the butterfly house filled with living insects and plants. The temperature is kept at a high level so that we can support exotic butterflies as well as some beautiful foreign plants. In winter months it is still possible to search for caterpillars under the palm leaves but the butterflies themselves do not fly in the colder part of the year.
Museum Fact Sheets
Click here to
read the bat fact sheet
Click here to read the blue-tit fact sheet
Click here to read the sea mouse fact sheet
Click here to read the bee-eater fact sheet
