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Edinburgh Butterfly House

 

This page provides a summary of basic information for this animal park as at 12th September 2000. To check for up to date information and full details please visit the official website at :

Edinburgh Butterfly and Insect World

 

Name Edinburgh Butterfly and Insect World

Address:
Edinburgh Butterfly & Insect World, Dobbies Garden World, Lasswade, Midlothian
, Scotland EH18 1AZ

Telephone number:

Fax Number

E-mail address

(44) 0131 663 4932

(44) 0131 654 2774

 
How to Get There For directions go to Mapquest and type in the postcode of the zoo.

Train:
Coach:

Opening Hours

Open every day, except 25th - 26th December and 1st - 2nd January.
9.30am to 5.30pm (Summer)
10.00am to 5.00pm (Winter)
Last admission 30 minutes before closing

Facilities

General

  • Toilets
  • Free Parking

 

Catering

  • Picnic Areas
  • Licensed Garden Tea Room ( refreshments, snacks and home cooked meals)

Children

  • Playparks

 

Disabled

  • Full Wheelchair Access
  • Wheelchair pushers admitted free of charge

 

Feeding

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Shows

 

Other Attractions

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Additional Costs  
Restrictions  

Number Of Species

Number of animals

  Number of Species Number of Specimens
Mammals    
Birds

6

18

Reptiles

1

 
Amphibians

4

 
Fish

21

 
Invertebrates    
Totals

32

 
Annual number of visitors Number of staff Area in acres Association memberships Proprietor

70,000

3

1

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Last Updated 29/03/2008

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