Monarch Butterflys

Monarch Butterfly Information

·         We know you are fascinated by the Monarch Butterfly

·         So are we and this is why we have this special garden

·         To plant Swan Plants each year to attract the butterfly

Join the Butterfly Research Program

·         Did you know that you can tag a Monarch butterfly?

·         The aim is to find out about their winter behaviour

·         Go to the Monarch Butterfly Trust Website

Monarch Butterfly Free

·         Largest butterfly's are about when caterpillars have lots of food

·         The butterfly will not hatch until they sense that it is a fine day

·         They take several hours to release their wings to their full size

Find out more about Monarch Butterfly

·         Children can learn about the life cycle in one school term

·         Take a Swan Plant branch home with a fat caterpillar on it

·         See how the chrysalis is formed to hatch out as a butterfly