Visit: Ryewater Farm
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Eco hero Clive Farrell has championed the cause of the butterfly since he first saw one emerge from a chrysalis. Founder of the London Butterfly House and the Stratford-on-Avon Butterfly Farm, Clive has created an otherworldly kingdom for a huge range of UK butterflies and moths in the grounds of his Dorset home. Here dragons sleep amongst nectar rich plants, and clouds of Small Blue butterflies dance above his bramblearium. He also has a patch of Belize rainforest, where he breeds and nurtures some of the world’s more exotic moths and butterflies such as the Blue Morpho, as big as a man’s hand. Clive describes these as “the emissaries of the rainforest” with a very important message: don’t destroy our fast dwindling habitats
Wren Franklyn, the nature reserve manager, will give us a guided tour.
We are a conservation charity working to protect the county's many historic parks and gardens for future generations.
We work with garden owners and local and national bodies to highlight, protect and encourage the conservation and restoration of designed landscapes, ranging from stately homes to public parks, cottage gardens to cemeteries. Principally funded by over 500 members, we run visits, lectures and events where members can share their interest and knowledge in a sociable atmosphere.
Through its research and recording programme, the Trust undertakes and supports research on sites of historic interest, including sites that the Trust has rediscovered, as well as on other related topics. We share knowledge through our Journal and also seek to inspire the gardeners of the future through imaginative projects with schools.