Natural History Museum at Tring
Akeman Street
Tring
Hertfordshire
HP23 6AP
England
Website
NHM at Tring
www.nhm.ac.uk/visit-us/galleries/tring
NHM Bird Group website
www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/departments/zoology/bird-group
Telephone
020 7942 6171
Fax
020 7942 6150
Discover the fascinating range of animals collected by Lionel Walter Rothschild in our beautiful Victorian Museum. It is home to the world-class research and collections of the Natural History Museum's Bird Group
Venue Type:
Museum
Additional info
Wheelchair access is limited to the ground floor including the shop, café, Gallery One, and The Rothschild Room in which temporary exhibitions and special events are held.
Visit the galleries and come face to face with a full-sized gorilla, a huge anaconda or an extinct giant moa, just a few of the 4,000 animals on display!
The site of the Walter Rothschild Zoological Museum is also home to the ornithological research collections (Bird Group, Department of Zoology) and the ornithological library (Department of Library and Information Services) of The Natural History Museum.
These collections are probably the largest and most comprehensive in the world, with over 2,000,000 skin, skeleton, spirit, egg and nest specimens, representing over 95 per cent of known bird species, housed adjacent to one of the world's great ornithological libraries. They are not open to the general public but, strictly by prior appointment, may be consulted by persons, amateur or professional, engaged in original research or the production of scientific artwork. More details are available on the NHM Bird Group and Library websites.
Collection details
Natural Sciences
Blooming Marvellous
Discover beautiful images created by early botanical illustrators as they attempted to capture the colours and shapes of plants. See examples of preserved plants and find out how modern technology, including electron microscopy, is now used to record every detail of a plant’s anatomy.
Suitable for
Admission
Free
Nocturnal Creatures
Amid low light levels and an atmospheric soundscape of bat and nightjar calls, discover how and why some animals have developed nocturnal lifestyles. Specimens on display range from owls and glow-worms to foxes and frogs, and you can also see live animals, including wriggling earthworms and weird cave fish
Suitable for
- Any age
The Big Draw
Take part in arts and crafts activities inspired by the animals in the Museum. Suitable for all ages
Suitable for
- Any age
When
10am-4pm
What a Hoot
Create and decorate your own owl. Most suitable for children under five years of age. Sessions at 11am and 2pm
Suitable for
- 0-4
- 5-6
Admission
£1.50
Autumn Walk in Tring Park
Tring Park is made up of 104 hectares of stunning mixed woodland and chalk grassland. Today it is grazed by sheep and cattle, but it was once home to exotic wallabies, cassowaries, quaggas and rheas introduced by Walter Rothschild, creator of the Natural History Museum at Tring. A guided walk led by the Woodland Trust and see the park in its rich autumnal colours. Advance booking required
Suitable for
- Any age
When
From 10am
Admission
020 7942 6171
Gruesome Gargoyles
Not all animals are cute and fluffy. Take your inspiration from the museum's ugliest animals and make a clay gargoyle to take home. Most suitable for children aged five and over. Sessions at 10.15am and 2.15pm
Suitable for
- 5-6
- 0-4
Admission
£3.50 per gargoyle, advance booking required. Telephone 020 7942 6171
Crazy Camouflage
Camouflage is amazing – animals use it to trick their predators and increase their chances of survival. Discover all about camouflage for yourself with this activity in Tring Park. There will be a 5–10 minute walk to the site. Suitable for all ages. Sessions at 10.30am, 11.30am and 2pm
Suitable for
- Any age
Admission
Telephone 020 7942 6171
Go Batty
Meet the Bat Conservation Trust, learn about the world of bats and watch footage of bats flying in to roost. Suitable for all ages
Suitable for
- Any age
When
10am-4pm
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