We were delighted to attend the recent opening of the Natural History Museum’s newly transformed gardens. Part of the Museum’s reimagination of the five-acre site includes a stunning new bronze cast of a Diplodocus carnegii grazing in a Jurassic garden, both supported by our grant, filled with Wollemi pines, dwarf ginkgos and cycads – flora all chosen to evoke the feel of a landscape in the Jurassic Period.
Excitingly, the Museum worked with young people from the local community to come up with a name for the diplodocus. We want to thank all the young people for their input, and are happy to report they have chosen the name Fern.
The new gardens are open and are free to visit. We hope everyone visiting the Museum enjoys this nature haven at the heart of London, and don’t forget to say hello to Fern!