Bournemouth Natural Science Society

Bournemouth Natural Science Society Bournemouth Natural Science Society & Museum is housed in a late Victorian building nr the Lansdowne

The home of the BNSS is a grand, late Victorian building located on the outskirts of Bournemouth town centre. It houses a fascinating museum of numerous collections, from Natural History to Egyptology, and two libraries holding over 5000 volumes. In addition, the BNSS boasts a marvellous garden aimed at encouraging wildlife in an urban environment. Since its formation in 1903, the BNSS has acquire

d many thousands of items collected from around the world. The museum not only cherishes a large menagerie of preserved natural history specimens, including birds, mammals, reptiles, insects, eggs and shells; but also collections of fossils, rocks and minerals, ancient hand axes and even an Egyptian mummy. The society itself has various interest groups which include Botany, Ornithology, Zoology, Entomology, Science, Astronomy, Geology, History, Egyptology and Archaeology. The BNSS runs an extensive programme of events, including lectures, study groups, field meetings, cultural visits and social events. Talks are given on Tuesday evenings, Wednesday afternoons and Saturday afternoons.

28/08/2026

A short time lapse (originally 18 minutes) of part of last night's Lunar eclipse.

17/08/2026
14/08/2026
Why not also enjoy some images of eclipses from our Lantern Slide collection.Featuring ones from 1882 and 1936.(To keep ...
12/08/2026

Why not also enjoy some images of eclipses from our Lantern Slide collection.

Featuring ones from 1882 and 1936.

(To keep you going until the next comparable solar eclipses the UK will see in 2081 [up to 99% complete] and 2090 for our next total eclipse. See you there?)

We would love to see any of your photos of the eclipse if you took any this evening.
12/08/2026

We would love to see any of your photos of the eclipse if you took any this evening.

12/08/2026

2026 solar eclipse.

12/08/2026

Join the Royal Observatory Greenwich live online on Wednesday 12 Au...

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39 Christchurch Road
Bournemouth
BH13NS

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