Explore extinction with birds once found in the UK Tragically, across the country, museum collections help to shed light on the extinction of a number of species of bird. In many cases, human activities have played a part, through behaviours that lead to habitat loss...
19th Century ‘back board’ or posture boardWilderspin School Museum, Lincolnshire, with thanks to Leeds Collection If you’ve ever been told to sit up straight, you might well relate to this unpleasant object. Known as a back board or posture board, it was a...