Magic of Life Butterfly House

Magic of Life Butterfly House Indoor Visitor Attraction - Aberystwyth, Wales - 01970 880928 www.magicoflife.org We are now open for 2022!

The Magic of Life Butterfly House displays tropical plants and butterflies and is open to the public from Easter to the end of October. In the reception room there are giant beetles, mantids and other insects on show. Staff freely volunteer information about the plants and insects giving a personal edge to a visit. Outside there is a comprehensive collection of wildlife plants along with many rare

and unusual exotics. The butterfly house is located in the stunning scenery of the Rheidol Valley in Mid Wales. It was set up by Neil Gale, a botanist who has visited many of the rain forest areas of the world.

https://youtu.be/PlciX6hPr1UHere's the latest video on seeking out some of the most spectacular butterflies in the wild ...
03/06/2026

https://youtu.be/PlciX6hPr1U

Here's the latest video on seeking out some of the most spectacular butterflies in the wild - this time in Sulawesi, Indonesia. It's a travelogue identifying all the other butterflies and natural history found on the journey.

This video captures the results of four days of waiting, trying to film flight shots of one of the fastest of butterflies. The excellent stills are from local photographers.

This is about the search in Southern Sulawesi looking for Papilio b...

Literally hundreds of pupae emerging for half term.  As well as buying them in, we have bred over a 1000 pupae ourselves...
23/05/2026

Literally hundreds of pupae emerging for half term. As well as buying them in, we have bred over a 1000 pupae ourselves this month. In addition, we finally changed the skins on the polytunnel and the butterflies are more active than ever. If you haven't been for a year or two, this will be like a new place. Best days to come are sunny mornings..Neil

13/05/2026

Small Pearl Bordered Fritillaries fresh out in Cwm Silio, Ceredigion yesterday. The evening sun was enriching their honey colouration. I was actually trying to find the even rarer Pearl Bordered Fritillary which, despite many visits, I have never seen in this locality. I'm starting to wonder if it is still even there. Neil

Compared to a seed, the symbol of a bulb is that all the hard work has been done, and that something of beauty in your l...
06/04/2026

Compared to a seed, the symbol of a bulb is that all the hard work has been done, and that something of beauty in your life is imminently coming in to bloom. For the last two winters, Freya has been planting hundreds of bulbs. These have transformed our Spring Garden into a sea of red, white and yellow. Freya has been working with us for five years where she has specialised on looking after the rare plants at The Magic of Life. She is now studying Botany at University and wants to work with plants afterwards. A success for Freya and for us.

Here is the second of three videos - 'Searching for the Aesacus Birdwing' in The Spice Islands in Indonesia.
09/03/2026

Here is the second of three videos - 'Searching for the Aesacus Birdwing' in The Spice Islands in Indonesia.

This is the second of three trips into the remote rainforests of the island of Obi in The Spice Islands, searching for one of the rarest and least-known butt...

22/02/2026

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We've been open all winter - lots of butterflies flying around for this February half-term.  Come and warm up..!  Neil p...
14/02/2026

We've been open all winter - lots of butterflies flying around for this February half-term. Come and warm up..! Neil
ps bring a thermos of cafe with you ..

https://youtu.be/OSZKKz8fgFgHere's the link to the video..BTW we are still open while we have enough butterflies in the ...
17/01/2026

https://youtu.be/OSZKKz8fgFg

Here's the link to the video..

BTW we are still open while we have enough butterflies in the display, but best to check the Website the morning that you are coming..

This is the first of three trips made in 2024 and 2025 looking for one of the rarest and least known butterflies. It inhabits a small island just 50 miles a...

In the last few winters I've been going out to The Spice islands in Indonesia filming the giant Birdwing butterflies out...
15/01/2026

In the last few winters I've been going out to The Spice islands in Indonesia filming the giant Birdwing butterflies out there. This is a vlog of the first of three trips looking for the least known of all the species - Aesacus. It shows the logistics involved in making such a trip as well as identifying some of the plants and animals out there. Neil

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSZKKz8fgFg

WARMTH, TROPICAL WARMTH!!!  Come and WARM UP at The Magic of Life Butterfly House, Aberystwyth this Twixtmas !  We are o...
15/12/2025

WARMTH, TROPICAL WARMTH!!! Come and WARM UP at The Magic of Life Butterfly House, Aberystwyth this Twixtmas ! We are open for all the school hols (except Christmas Day).

We have a special mix of tropical butterflies in that fly well in the winter days. In addition, we have released a hundred owl butterflies in the last couple of weeks.

And why not take a Boxing Day walk in the beautiful Rheidol Valley first!

Address

Next To Rheidol Visitor Centre
Aberystwyth
SY233NB

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 5pm
Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm
Sunday 10am - 5pm

Telephone

+441970880928

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