Butterfly World, Isle of Wight

For the butterfly park of the same name in Florida, see Butterfly World.
Butterfly World

Butterfly World's logo
Date opened 1983
Location Isle of Wight
Coordinates 50°42′41″N 1°15′16″W / 50.71127°N 1.25447°W / 50.71127; -1.25447Coordinates: 50°42′41″N 1°15′16″W / 50.71127°N 1.25447°W / 50.71127; -1.25447
Website www.butterfly-world-iow.co.uk

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

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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