Journal Article

The refurbished Weston Park Museum in Sheffield opens in 2006. A key element of the What on Earth! gallery will be the process of field natural history itself. It will provide tools for observation, identification and active involvement in the recording process. Street safari is an HLF funded project to take these concepts out of the museum into a North Sheffield community. It aims to link people, via the museum with experts from the local natural history society, develop skills and provide equipment for the ongoing recording of the
area. It is increasing awareness of the value of natural history and presenting opportunities to get directly involved in the scientific process. Street safari has so far proved very effective in not only cascading these skills down to the next generation of naturalists, but has provided significant new biological records for a very under-recorded area of the city.