What the heck is a lek?
Males great bustards perform spectacular courtship displays, gathering at a ‘lek’ or small display ground to try to impress the females.
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Wessex Museums is a thriving partnership of museums across Dorset and Wiltshire – Dorset Museum & Art Gallery, Lydiard House Museum, Poole Museum, STEAM – the Museum of the Great Western Railway, Museum & Art Swindon, The Salisbury Museum and Wiltshire Museum.
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Un/Common People is on display at Museum & Art Swindon until 8 March 25. The exhibition celebrate Wessex’s rich folk art and seasonal customs.
Wessex Museums joins the International Carbon Literacy Action Day, a global event for climate education and action.
Hardy’s Wessex exhibition returns for a tour at Museum & Art Swindon.
Males great bustards perform spectacular courtship displays, gathering at a ‘lek’ or small display ground to try to impress the females.
The great bustard has a dignified slow walk but tends to run when disturbed, rather than fly.
The hen-bird on display at The Salisbury Museum was one of the last great bustards to be eaten in the town!