Welcome to NatSCA, we are a UK based membership organisation and charity that represents natural science collections and the people that work with them.

  • index cards
  • Skulls
  • caterpillars
  • Chameleon
  • Insect Drawer
  • fox
  • Entomology curation
  • barnacles
  • herbarium
  • fluid specimens
  • fossil
  • Bismuth
  • Bird skin
  • Herbarium curation
  • Herbarium sheet
  • horns

From Field to Cabinet: A guide to all things herbarium

13th Feb 2026

Leeds Discovery Centre, Carlisle Rd, Leeds, LS10 1LB

Discover the fundamentals of herbarium work with our one-day hands-on course. Study how to collect, prepare, mount and incorporate plants into your collection using professional techniques and materials. Gain knowledge of how to clean, maintain and repair historic herbarium specimens.

Making a Difference: Showing the Positive Impact of Natural History Collections

On May 8th and 9th 2025, NatSCA hosted 'Making a Difference: Showing the Positive Impact of Natural History Collections', the 2025 NatSCA Conference at the Manchester Museum.

Trials and Triumphs: sharing practice across the museum sector

On April 18th and 19th 2024, NatSCA hosted 'Trials and Triumphs: sharing practice across the museum sector', the 2024 NatSCA Conference at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History.