Easter at the Butterfly Farm
It’s all about the ‘Egg’ at Stratford-upon-Avon Butterfly Farm during the Easter holidays from 12– 27 April!
The Roul-Roul Partridge chicks have started to hatch from their eggs, and are now taking a stroll with their parents in the Flight Area!
This small partridge originates from lowland rainforests in south Burma, south Thailand, Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo where it lives singly or in pairs. Occasionally it may be found in larger groups of up to 15. It feeds on fruit, seeds and invertebrates such as beetles, wood ants and snails.
Visitors can discover freshly laid eggs from tropical butterflies and see the caterpillars that have hatched out of them and the pupae they turn into.
Some lucky visitors may even see a butterfly hatch from its pupa within the Emerging Case!
During the Easter holidays the Education Team will once more be hosting the popular Meet the Mini-Beast, Butterfly Life Cycle, Beetle and Pupae demonstrations.
These will take place daily in the Discovery Zone at 11:00am except Good Friday, Easter Sunday, and Easter Monday.
Visitors can see the entire life cycle of a butterfly - the egg, the caterpillar, the chrysalis and finally the adult emerge which is fascinating to watch.
