Natural History at Warrington

(Q What is Natural History? A. The scientific study of the natural world)

Some of the Museum's earliest collections are from the world of Natural History , with the collections of Warrington Natural History Society forming the core of the collections of Warrington Museum when it was established in 1848. Today these collections aren't just interesting for the people of Warrington but they excite experts too!

A Natural History exhibition at Warrington in the 1840s

 Many of the natural history collections were gifts or bequests from local benefactors such as T G Rylands (Mineral Collection), G A Dunlop (Fossil Footprints on Triassic Slabs), William Wilson (British plants and mosses), Linnaeus Greening (Reptiles, Amphibia, Snakes and Spiders) and Colonel J A Edelesten (Molluscs).

What's to see... 

The Museum has permanent galleries where you can see natural history, including  Geology and Botany (which were recently refurbished to their 1930's splendour by a £197,000 Heritage Lottery Fund grant) plus Fish and Bird Galleries

Click the following link for details of the galleries.

What's in the stores...

Our extra natural history collections may be viewed by appointment only and are usually used by researchers.