Butterfly World, Isle of Wight

Butterfly World is a butterfly zoo located on the Isle of Wight.

Butterfly World
Butterfly World's logo
Date opened1983
LocationIsle of Wight
Coordinates50.71127°N 1.25447°W / 50.71127; -1.25447
Websitewww.butterfly-world-iow.co.uk

It opened on 1 May 1983 as part of the Medina Garden Centre, becoming the first butterfly farm opened in a UK garden centre, and the fifth Butterfly farm in the world.[1]

It includes an indoor sub-tropical garden with free-flying butterflies.[2]

References

  1. "Butterfly World opens its wings". Gardeners Chronicle and Horticulture Trade Journal. Haymarket Publishing. 193: 8. 1983. Retrieved 25 March 2010.
  2. Long, Peter (2004). The Hidden Places of England (4 ed.). Travel Publishing Ltd. p. 291. ISBN 978-1-904434-12-2. Retrieved 25 March 2010.
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