Stories from our Collections
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
Festive dining? A 1782 pub bill
This pub bill shows Carl Linnaeus the Younger living it up in London in 1782.
16th December 2025
Pub Anyone?: The History of the Linnean Club
This month’s 'Treasure of the Month' focuses on a couple of rather unexpected items in the archive: two drink tokens
12th November 2025
