Over the
last 5 months on this blog, we have recalled the events of the last 5 years leading up to the
30th anniversary of New Ferry Butterfly Park.
Since 1995 the Butterfly Park has undergone some physical changes but has continued
to be a focal point for local people to visit on Sunday afternoons and as a
destination for school and group visits.
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| Visitor numbers 2003 - 2024, showing the impact of Covid-19 |
2020 to
2021 saw a fall in numbers of visitors by 75% due to Covid-19 and that also had
an effect in 2021-2022. However in the 2022-2023 season there were 2453
visitors in total and 366 individuals were given guided tours. In the 2023 - 2024
season the guided tours reached a total of 450 people and total visitor numbers
were 2895, almost 50% of them (1,400) coming on the opening day. Since 2002 we
have welcomed a total of 34,890 visitors.
Here are some photos of the Butterfly Park from our archives!
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| Mel digging the lime waste area prior to the Butterfly Park being open to the public |
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| Opening of New Ferry Butterfly Park in 1995 |
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| Planting the lime hedge circa 1997 |
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| The acid grassland at the Butterfly Park in 2006 |
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Volunteers relaxing by playing boules.
The container, in the days before it became a work of art! |
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