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​MAGIC OF LIFE

BUTTERFLY HOUSE | ABERYSTWYTH

Staff

Neil Gale - Manager
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Neil Gale set up the Trust in 2000 and oversaw the design and the construction of the butterfly house.

From an early age, he grew exotic plants as a hobby. After school, this interest took him to Asia where he spent ten months travelling around the wilderness areas of Borneo and Sumatera. It was here that the bird-sized swallowtails captured his interest in butterflies. He went on to visit many of the rain forest areas such as South America, West Africa and India. His field research meant that he could stay for months out in the forests.

After coming back from seven years' abroad, he worked briefly at the Countryside Council for Wales while he worked on the establishment of the butterfly house.

Neil read botany at University and has a Phd in Rain Forest Ecology.
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Emma Cummings - Assistant Manager

Emma fronts the reception room and gift shop and does a lot of the admin and marketing for the Charity. She powers through a huge range of jobs but also has an expert eye for any animal in trouble.

From an early age, she kept all sorts of wild animals such as crows and squirrels.

​She now breeds pedigree Spanish and Arabian horses and King Charles Spaniels! 
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The garden
What we do
The Butterflies
Insects and others
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Rheidol Valley
Local attractions
Changing attitudes
Breeding giant beetles
Coral
Breeding butterflies
The Birdwing - Troidini project
​Resources
Contact us
The Magic of Life Trust is a Registered Charity No 1159917
The Magic of Life Butterfly House
CwmRheidol
Aberystwyth
Ceredigion
Wales
SY23 3NB

Tel 01970 880928
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  • Home
  • Visitor Info
    • Location and prices
    • Schools and groups
    • Rheidol Valley
    • Local attractions
  • Magic of Life - The Trust
    • What we do
    • Animal and Plant Collections
    • The Butterfiles
    • Insects and Others
    • The Garden
    • The Butterfly Symbol
    • History
    • Staff
  • Conservation
    • Resources
    • The Birdwing - Troidini Project
    • Changing attitudes
    • Breeding giant beetles
    • Coral Collections
    • Breeding butterflies
  • Contact us