Misnomer - Butterfly House nr Sheffield

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Somewhat reluctantly, I accompanied my grandson and daughter to Butterfly House on bank holiday Monday and was very pleasantly surprised. Yes it does have a butterfly house, but a lot more besides and you are encouraged to get up close and personal with most of the animals. Definitely recommended to anyone visiting the area with or without kids.

Some butterflies seem quite attached to humans.



so are some locusts - sorry - scorpions. The keeper had great difficulty getting this one off my daughter, it seemed to have taken a fancy to her.



This bearded dragon was also quite happy to walk on you:



Some birds were just inquisitive:



while others liked to show off:



These ones ruffled my hair, or would do if I had any, as they flew past:



You could even, for an extra fee, arrange a supervised visit into the meerkat enclosure if you felt the urge:



There were many others, too, but I was the only kilted animal.