Wessex Museums is made up of seven key museums in Dorset and Wiltshire. Together they tell the amazing stories of Wessex, with world class collections spanning archaeology, fine and decorative art, ethnography, literature, social history, costume and textiles.
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!