Stories from our Collections
The Gift of Time: Celebrating Our Collections Volunteers
As we mark National Volunteer Week, we take a moment to recognise the dedicated people who donate their time to the Linnean Society
The Living World in Eleven Pages: Systema naturae, 1735
May's Treasure of the Month is one of the major works by Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778): the first edition of his "Systema naturae", published in Leiden (Holland) in 1735.
Tipping the Scales: How John Hooper Balanced Bats and Citizen Science
This month, Journal Officer and bat enthusiast Georgia Cowie looks at John Hooper's bat scales and their importance in British bat research.
2nd April 2026
Botanists and Blackouts: A short history of the Women’s Linnean Club
This month’s treasure takes us inside the minute book of the Women’s Linnean Club, offering a rare glimpse into a little-known chapter of the Society’s history.
15th March 2026
The Flying Mountains
Our Digital Assets Manager, Andrea Deneau, provides a little background to an item in our exhibition, Wonder.
12th February 2026
The Council for Nature Collection
Our former and much-missed Project Archivist, Alex Milne, highlights the most-recently catalogued addition to our "Conservation archives" collection.
13th January 2026
