Butterfly
World is an attraction in Preston Park, home to butterflies, meerkats and other
animals. Butterflies were flying everywhere as soon as we walked in, with
flashes of the most beautiful vibrant colours.
The first butterflies
to capture my attention were the Blue Morphos who could be seen from the second
we walked in. They were darting about all over the place showing off their
beautiful blue colours, until I got my camera out and they would land and turn
their wings to their intricate camouflage pattern.
Although
there are strict rules not to attempt to touch or capture the butterflies, if
you are very still they sometimes land on you for a brief moment. We explored
carefully watching each step to ensure we weren’t about to crush any of the
beautiful insects.
There are
over 80 different species of butterfly flying freely at Butterfly World. It
took us to probably our third lap to start looking a little closer at the
plants around us and to realise that there were furry caterpillars on some of
the branches.
Butterfly
World is also home to a few other creatures; I loved watching the meerkats and
the ants that were hard at work. Butterfly World is open between 10am-4:30pm
daily and costs £4.25 for adults and £3.75 for children.
