The Butterfly House will re-open in Easter 2009!

Butterflies are Jimmy’s specialist subject. Part of his dream has been to create a haven for indigenous and tropical butterflies at Jimmy's Farm.

Aimed at all ages, the Butterfly House is designed to transport visitors to another world where butterflies flutter gracefully around a tropical paradise.

The Butterfly House offers the British public an incredible chance to see rare and imported species from as far a field as Asia and South America. Visitors can also observe their life cycle up-close in this new addition to Jimmy’s Farm.

Outside a Butterfly Garden is being created to encourage native butterflies to live and breed whilst visitors enjoy the peaceful oasis.

 “We've been hard at work this year, creating a wonderful tropical jungle, full of beautiful butterflies, birds, fish and insects. I cannot wait for the public to come and explore our fantastic Butterfly House and gardens.” Jimmy Doherty

Did you know: Butterfly is an insect of the order Lepidoptera. Like all Lepidoptera, butterflies are notable for their unusual life cycle with a larval caterpillar stage, an inactive pupal stage, and a spectacular metamorphosis into a familiar and colourful winged adult form. Most species are day-flying so they regularly attract attention. The diverse patterns formed by their brightly coloured wings and their erratic yet graceful flight have made butterfly watching a fairly popular hobby. Source: Wikipedia

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29 July 2008

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27 June 2008

22 June 2008

On the wettest weekend of the year we started work on building our new Butterfly House – what a muddy start to the project!

This is what it looked like before we started.