Otters and Butterflies

Otters and Butterflies Dartmoor Otters and Butterflies - Buckfastleigh, Devon 🦋🦦✨ Book tickets, experiences, adoptions, and check current opening hours via our website! ⭐️
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Buckfast Butterflies and Dartmoor Otter Sanctuary offers a great, enjoyable, educational experience. For those with an
interest in nature and wildlife its a must. You will be able to get amazing photographs of the butterflies and also the otters who love to show off. Chat with our owner David or our staff Rachel, Sophie and Lily who are pleased to help you make the most of your visit. Don't forget

otter feeding times at 11.30am, 2.00pm and 4.00pm (summer season). Do check our website to confirm opening times.

09/06/2026

“if I try hard enough, I can definitely bite through this water” - nova 🦦🐾💦

It’s the weekend and time for this week’s otter round-up! 🦦✨ Who will win our awards this time… Swipe to find out! 👏☀️🤩 ...
07/06/2026

It’s the weekend and time for this week’s otter round-up! 🦦✨ Who will win our awards this time… Swipe to find out! 👏☀️🤩

05/06/2026
That feeling when you juuuuust can’t reach that secret stash of fish… 🐟🦦🙈
02/06/2026

That feeling when you juuuuust can’t reach that secret stash of fish… 🐟🦦🙈

Trying something new this week and adding a third slide so you can make guesses about this week’s good and naughty otter...
31/05/2026

Trying something new this week and adding a third slide so you can make guesses about this week’s good and naughty otters…! 🙈 Thanks to one of our followers for the great suggestion! 🦦🦋✨

Happy World Otter Day from all of our residents here at the sanctuary! 🦦✨ Our otters are keeping cool today and celebrat...
27/05/2026

Happy World Otter Day from all of our residents here at the sanctuary! 🦦✨ Our otters are keeping cool today and celebrating with plenty of swims and fishy ice cubes! 🧊🌊

26/05/2026

Pippin and Mabel (+ their occasional visitor looking out for some leftover fish!) 🐟🦦✨

It’s the end of the week… so that means it’s time to reveal our good and naughty otters (and not-ters!) of this week! 🦦🦋...
24/05/2026

It’s the end of the week… so that means it’s time to reveal our good and naughty otters (and not-ters!) of this week! 🦦🦋✨ Swipe for this week’s special guest! 🦎

Have you ever spotted butterfly eggs in our tropical house?! 🌿🦋✨ Our butterflies sometimes like to lay some underneath t...
18/05/2026

Have you ever spotted butterfly eggs in our tropical house?! 🌿🦋✨ Our butterflies sometimes like to lay some underneath the banana palm leaves before they turn into caterpillars! 🐛 Swipe to see Izzy keeping a watchful eye as they transform 🦎

Who will get the title of good and naughty of the week this time?! 🦦🏆 Find out and let us know who deserved their title ...
16/05/2026

Who will get the title of good and naughty of the week this time?! 🦦🏆 Find out and let us know who deserved their title more! 🙈👇

Address

Buckfast Butterflies & Otter Sanctuary Dart Bridge Road Buckfastleigh
Buckfastleigh
TQ110DZ

Opening Hours

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

Telephone

+441364293113

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