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.
Children and young people will have access to exciting new engagement opportunities at our partner museums, thanks to a grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund.
Wessex Museums has been awarded over £83,000 for its Bridging the Gap project. The project includes a range of innovative and pioneering initiatives, such as:
The project will be overseen by a new engagement lead for the partnership, who will facilitate a strategic, collaborative approach to maximise meaningful engagement opportunities across the museums.
Kristina Broughton, Wessex Museums Partnership Manager, said:
“This generous grant funding could not have come at a better time for our museums, with Covid-19 forcing us to fundamentally reconsider how our museums can engage meaningfully with young people from across our local communities. We hope that Bridging the Gap will transform engagement in our partner museums, making it more collaborative, more digital and more sustainable.”
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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!