⭐️ Need to Know ⭐️

• Child ticket is valid for ages 3-15
• Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult.
• Feeding times: 11.30 a.m. | 2 p.m. | 4 p.m. ⇦ theses the best times to see and enjoy the otters
• Opening hours: 7 days a week from 10.30 a.m. to 5 p.m. See the current opening times here.
  
• Location: The Station, Buckfastleigh, Devon TQ11 0DZ. See the directions here.

⭐️ Meet the Residents ⭐️

Carefully designed to provide its residents with the best possible conditions, the sanctuary is home to a variety of otter and butterfly species. Among others, visitors can see The British otter, The Asian short-clawed otter and The North American river otter.

Another main attraction in the sanctuary are butterflies. The Butterfly House boasts an exhibition of living exotic butterflies and moths, where visitors can enjoy direct contact with these bright-coloured flying wonders of nature.

⭐️ What Happy Visitors Say ⭐️

Andrew
Excellent attraction to visit. Staff who run it are very knowledgeable about all of the different species of otters that are in the sanctuary. Very informative talks provided at each of the habitats at feeding times. The indoor butterfly greenhouse is also lovely. Very pleasant to walk around with all of the butterflies fluttering around your head.

Maelys
Went for an otter experience for my friend's 21st birthday and it turned out being the best day! Very nice staff and adorable otters, the rain didn't spoil any of it! We even had the chance to have a close look of the babies! Thank you for having us, we will come back to see the butterflies!

David
Probably the best place to see otters in the southwest. Most of the otters are rescues, but several are breeding so presumably happy. The keepers are knowledgeable and caring. The butterfly (plus iguana and terrapin) collection is another attraction, and you might see a steam train in the background.

Michael
Spent a lovely time here. This was our first visit but definitely won't be our last. The otters are so sweet and popular and the place was uncrowded. We watched as they were fed and afterwards as they swam and played in their lovely extensive home.