Visit the adorable Buckfast Butterflies & Dartmoor Otter Sanctuary
Whether you're visiting Devon alone or with family, friends or loved ones, you'll find lots to see and learn at this small, friendly, family-run Otter sanctuary and Butterfly farm, located on the southern border of stunningly beautiful Dartmoor National Park, between Exeter and Plymouth.
Highlights at Buckfast Butterflies & Dartmoor Otter Sanctuary:
- Otters & Butterflies has been carefully designed to provide the perfect conditions for resident Otters to live their best lives and excellent opportunities for visitors to see and enjoy them
- You'll learn all about the resident Otters, from their names and personalities to their favourite things to eat and what they get up to when no one is looking!
- Combining learning with a fun day out in Devon, Otters & Butterflies aims to encourage and inspire visitors to learn more about the daily lives of these fascinating creatures while creating a unique attraction for kids and adults
- You'll also see a glorious spectrum of colour, a real feast for the eyes, at the Butterfly Farm. With many different species of butterflies from around the world, including the pretty Peacock Pansy found in South Asia, which changes its colour depending on the season!
Glimpse the cocoons where caterpillars undergo their transformation into beautiful butterflies. If you stay very still, one might even decide to stop off on your fingertip and rest its wings!