Don't miss the chance to take a last look at our popular 150th anniversary exhibition 'Wild about Hertfordshire', now in its final week.

The doors are open every day from 10am to 4pm at St Albans Museum + Gallery (free entry), but the last viewing date is Sunday July 6.

The exhibition provides a great opportunity to celebrate Hertfordshire's wildlife and habitats, as well as the HNHS's big birthday. It looks back to the Society's Victorian founders and forward to an uncertain future as nature adapts to climate change and other challenges.

Among the highly-praised exhibits is a beautifully modeled section of the River Ver (designed by Lee Wood and sponsored by Affinity Water) showing the underlying geological strata and associated chalk stream species. A compelling video contrasts species that have become scarce or 'Herts-extinct ' in recent years, with those that are new or rapidly-spreading. 

An extensive display of images taken by local photographers includes 'iconic' county species and past winners of the Hertfordshire Bird Photograph of the Year competition.

Snipe at Lemsford Springs @Paul Ward

Visitors also have a rare opportunity to view six of the historic beautiful botany books owned by the HNHS which date back to 1479. These are housed in a cabinet that also includes biographies and photos of five remarkable individuals from the Society's past.

The giant Peregrine puppet loaned by St Albans Cathedral that guarded the exhibition entrance has taken flight to be part in the annual Alban Pilgrimage procession.  But a 'live' link to the webcam on the Cathedral has, meanwhile, been chronicling the drama as the nesting Peregrines, 'Boudicca' and 'Alban', lost their first clutch of eggs to a human intruder before re-laying and successfully (to date) hatching three chicks.

As the visitors' book shows, the exhibition is popular with families, giving children the chance to hunt for hidden model mice, dress up as animals, sort giant wooden leaves and track down mammals.

Don't miss out on this final chance to go 'Wild about Hertfordshire' or – if you have already visited  – take another, more detailed look