Have fun spotting our resident iguanas! Prudence & Bennie are green iguanas, originating from South America. Prudence was donated to the Butterfly Farm about 8 years ago, and Bennie was donated in 2020. They like to hide up in the trees and bask in the warmth on top of the heaters where they like to [...]
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16 Comments CherryPie on Jan 10th 2023
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Stratford-upon-Avon Butterfly Farm
Over 30 years ago Clive Farrell had a dream to create an attraction that would introduce visitors to the wonderment of butterflies. This dream became a reality in July 1985 when Stratford-upon-Avon Butterfly Farm opened its gates to the public.
The Stratford Butterfly Farm has been welcoming visitors to its tropical butterfly paradise for over three [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Jan 10th 2023
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Cole Mere
After visiting the Flaxmill we weren’t ready to go home so we set off towards the mere at Ellesmere, deciding to stop at the nearby Colemere. We enjoyed a pleasant walk around the mere which is surrounded by mature woodland.
Cole Mere was formed at the end of the last Ice Age. 10,000 years ago. It [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Sep 12th 2022
My afternoon walk was in Attingham Park, always a lovely place for a walk.
I enjoyed the walled garden in glorious sunshine whilst the rainclouds floated ever closer. As I left the garden the clouds started to release their watery content leading me to walk the woodland paths so I could keep relatively dry.
It was a [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Jun 30th 2022
2 Comments CherryPie on Jun 3rd 2022
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Sunday Afternoon in the Sun
The morning weather looked unpromising so we tried to find a rainy day option for our adventures. This proved challenging because the things that inspired us were surprisingly all shut on Sunday’s! We opted to have lunch at home followed by a trip to a garden centre. On the way we stopped off for me [...]
2 Comments CherryPie on May 30th 2022
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A Day at the Zoo
We enjoyed a lovely sunny day at Chester Zoo. Some of the animals were illusive as they were on our previous visit several years ago. I was too busy walking (6 miles) and animal watching to take many photographs.
After our long day out we decided dine in the Red House on our way home.
2 Comments CherryPie on May 11th 2022
