The museum tells the story of the wild things of the riverbank, marshes, woods and urban areas of Portsmouth.

Have a look for the heron stalking its prey and the brent geese coming into land after their 3000 km flight from the arctic. You can also learn about Portsmouth's geology and take a look at the Victorian Museum exhibition.

The displays are designed to allow visitors a view of the natural world as they could never see it in real life - up close and in depth.

Summer 2009 - temporary closure of butterfly house only
While Cumberland House and the butterfly house are getting some much needed maintenance work we regret that we are unable to open the butterfly house during this summer until further notice. The rest of Cumberland House remains open as usual. We do apologise for the inconvenience.