Butterfly World campaign takes flight

Popular leisure venue Butterfly World may have closed last year '“ but the campaign to resurrect it is ongoing.
By The Newsroom
Published 31st Mar 2016, 12:00 BST
Pictured: A rare breed of tropical butterfly, the Heliconius Chestertonii, is being revealed to the public today as part of the opening of Phase II of Butterfly World.Pictured: A rare breed of tropical butterfly, the Heliconius Chestertonii, is being revealed to the public today as part of the opening of Phase II of Butterfly World.
Pictured: A rare breed of tropical butterfly, the Heliconius Chestertonii, is being revealed to the public today as part of the opening of Phase II of Butterfly World.

The Save Butterfly World group has collected more than 50,000 names on its online petition.

John Horsfield, chairman of the campaign group, said: “During this relatively short period we have been very busy. An application for charity registration of Butterfly World 2.0 is ready for submission.”