Press Releases
Sure signs of spring
Date:
2008-02-08If you were asked to find a Colt’s foot, Garlic Mustard, a Tree creeper or a Siskin, would you know where to look and what to look for? These are just some of the flowers and birds that indicate the beginning of spring – a season which, it seems, is coming increasingly early every year.
Visit St Fagans: National History Museum from 9 to 17 February 2008 and find out more about which elements of nature are associated with springtime and how you can conduct your own research into the effects of global warming.
Follow the Museum’s self-guided trails (9, 10, 16 & 17 February, 10 am-5 pm), which will help you identify the various flowers growing at St Fagans, which insects have emerged from hibernation and spot the birds that have started to nest. This information is what’s monitored to track global warming as Gareth Bonello, Exploring Our Woodlands Interpreter at St Fagans explains:
“The Woodland Trust conducts research into how the change in climate affects nature patterns. Visitors to St Fagans over half term will be able to help with these studies by passing on information about what they see across the site. And with the launch of the Museum’s new Woodlands Trail later in the spring, there will be even more opportunities for visitors to appreciate what’s around them.”
For further information about events over half term, including Spring Activities from 11-15 February (11am-1pm and 2pm-4pm), please visit www.museumwales.ac.uk.
Admission to Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales's museums is free thanks to the support of the Welsh Assembly Government.
Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales operates seven national museums across Wales. These are National Museum Cardiff, St Fagans: National History Museum, National Roman Legion Museum, Caerleon, Big Pit: National Coal Museum, Blaenafon, National Wool Museum, Dre-fach Felindre, National Slate Museum, Llanberis and the National Waterfront Museum, Swansea.
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For further information, please contact Catrin Mears, Communications Officer tel: (029) 2057 3486 or e-mail catrin.mears@museumwales.ac.uk.