It wouldn’t be my kind of bicycle now, but it’s quite amusing that when Raleigh said they were going to bring it back, there was confusion and laughter in equal measure.
Yesterday, queues in the rain outside the launch of the new one in #Nottingham.
OMG, OMG, OMG @GeorgeTheGorilla has joined Mastodon. Mastodon has reached peak celebrity status! Hes the most important person in Wollaton Hall. Hello George! 👋
Installation of our new 'Discovering Dinosaurs' gallery has begun, beginning with wall graphics that hint at what dinosaur specimens will be installed later. And we're constructing a base below our T. rex skeleton.
We run a tour every Wednesday at 7pm to give members of the public an opportunity to look around the space and find out how we operate. Come along, meet some friendly faces and see if you fancy joining us.
The great auk, Pinguinus impennis, has been extinct since the mid-19th century. Humans hunted the bird for its down, which was used to fill pillows, and this was the main driver behind its extinction.
This specimen in the collections of the #NottNatHist Museum is a model rather than a taxidermy mount. It is on loan to the University of Nottingham.
Carrion crow caught with its eyelids closed, taking a moment in the last half hour of the winter sun. If you look closely you can discern the iridescent blue on its neck. #birdphotography#nature#nottingham