If you like the sound of a week of alpine orchid-hunting with the prospect of Ghost Orchids, in the company of the one and only finder of the UK's last Ghost Orchid, @thenewgalaxy.bsky.social, we have ONE place left available to join him in 2027: www.mariposanature.com/tours/botani... #orchids

All of our orchid tours generate a donation to support the great conservation work of @bsbibotany.bsky.social and yesterday, straight after our latest orchid tour, we made sure they had their promised funds. That support matters to us, and we know that it matters to our guests too. #orchids

All of our butterfly tours generate donations to @europebutterfly.bsky.social, and we've this week made our latest donation to them. The conservation work BCE does is of the utmost importance, and we prioritise making our promised support a tangible reality for them in a timely fashion.

Tour update 🚨 The early bird gets the worm! Our Early Bird deal* on 2027 tours is proving popular - next year's tours are filling fast: A Spring in Provence is now fully booked. Spaces remain on other tours: www.mariposanature.com/calendar *£150 off if booked before 1 Dec 2026.

Postcard from the field, from tour co-leader @dunnjons.bsky.social in France: That's a wrap on this year's Summer Orchids of the French Alps tour. We've seen some fabulous orchids, including the mythical Ghost Orchid, and many beautiful alpine wildflowers besides. We'll be back next year!

Good morning and welcome to a new week! Our featured tour this week is Orchids of Sicily. Led by Sicilian native and naturalist legend Andrea Corso, guests will be in for a feast of outstanding orchids, great food, and local culture. www.mariposanature.com/tours/botani...

Postcard from the field from our Summer Orchids of the French Alps tour today: We spent much of the day at over 2,600masl, with some lovely, characteristic orchids of that elevation to enjoy. Frog Orchid were commonplace, while Alpine Marsh Orchid were scarcer, but also much enjoyed.

Whose Friday could do with a cheerful start? A small selection of the jewels of the Gargano Peninsula, the Ophrys bee orchids, we've encountered in the past couple of years on our Orchids of the Gargano Peninsula tour. #bloomscrolling #orchids www.mariposanature.com/tours/botani...

Our portfolio of butterfly tours continues to expand, all of them generating donations to support the vital, science-led work of @europebutterfly.bsky.social. Watch this space for imminent announcements of new tours to see some of Europe's rarest butterflies. www.mariposanature.com/about/news/o...

Of course we're going to tell you that our featured Tour of the Week, Orchids of the Gargano Peninsula, is a special one. It really is. But you needn't take our word for it. You can read guest testimonials for the tour on our website, and trip reports too: www.mariposanature.com/tours/botani...

If you like it you shoulda put a ringlet on it... We're home after our successful first Butterflies of the Hohe Tauern - Austria's Mountain Heartland tour. Over 90 species recorded, 15 of those being Erebia ringlets. The 2027 edition is long ago fully booked. 2028 dates to follow... #butterflies

Good morning and welcome to a new week! Our featured tour this week is Orchids of the Gargano Peninsula. Running next April, you can join Italian naturalist legend Andrea Corso for a week of the very best orchids Italy's natural rock garden has to offer: www.mariposanature.com/tours/botani...

Postcard from the field, from tour leader @dunnjons.bsky.social in Austria: To say today was a brilliant day would be an understatement - we found two new Erebia ringlets, not only the sought-after Water Ringlet, but also a colony of Swiss Brassy Ringlet, way east of its normal range.

13... considered unlucky for some. But not for us! We've seen 13 species of Erebia ringlet in just four days here in Austria, the full anticipated set of this varied and attractive genus in the beautiful montane area we're exploring. @europebutterfly.bsky.social

Tour update 🚨 Our 2027 orchid tours continue to steadily fill, with another booking today for Orchids of Crete meaning there are now just 4 places remaining available to book to join the ultimate orchid-hunter, @thenewgalaxy.bsky.social, there next April: www.mariposanature.com/tours/botani...

Tour update 🚨 The final place on the 2027 edition of Fabulous Fuerteventura has now been taken, making that another 2027 tour that's fully booked. All our remaining 2027 tours qualify for our Early Bird booking deal, offering £150 off their list prices: www.mariposanature.com/calendar

Postcard from the field, from tour leader János Oláh in Hungary: Our current Late Summer Butterflies of Hungary tour continues to find the highlights of this butterfly-rich destination, with lovely views of Lesser Clouded Yellow lighting up everyone's week.

Postcard from the field, from leader @dunnjons.bsky.social in Austria: We've spent today at altitude, around 2,500masl. The weather, and the butterfly gods, were kind to us - big targets seen included Little Fritillary & De Lesse's Brassy Ringlet. But many more alpine species enjoyed!

Tour update 🚨 Continuing to take advantage of our Early Bird booking deal, offering £150 off the list price of our 2027 tours if booked before 1 Dec 2026, another place secured today on Butterflies of North Greece, leaving just 1 place available to book: www.mariposanature.com/tours/butter...

Postcard from the field, from tour leader János Oláh: Our butterfly tour in Hungary this week has the blues, but in the best possible way, with lovely views enjoyed of four Phengaris large blues - Alcon, Scarce Large, Dusky Large, and Large Blue. Nothing to feel sad about here!

Postcard from the field from the Austrian Alps today: An exploration of a (relatively) lowland site yielded superb views of many Dryad. Such an opportunity to spend time with them yielded fascinating observations, including this egg-laying female. Great image c/o guest Harry. 📷

Tour update 🚨 How better to mark #Twosday than with 2 more places secured today on the 2027 edition of our perennial favourite, Butterflies of North Greece, leaving just 2 places left available to join us there next year? www.mariposanature.com/tours/butter...

Our Early Bird discount also extends for tours running in 2028 where, appropriately for #Twosday, just 2 places remain available on our flagship Orchids of Rhodes tour, where our knowledge of the island's orchid species and hybrids is second to none. www.mariposanature.com/tours/botani...

It's #Twosday - just 2 places remain available on Butterflies of the French Alps next year. This year's tour broke all records, with 151 species recorded. Book now with £150 Early Bird discount, and a donation to @europebutterfly.bsky.social guaranteed. www.mariposanature.com/tours/butter...

Good morning, and welcome to a new week! Our featured tour this week is Romania in Spring, our wonderful tour that combines special Romanian butterfly highlights, including Danube Clouded Yellow, with an evening of bear-watching from a dedicated hide. www.mariposanature.com/tours/butter...

Tour update 🚨 Four more places secured in the past day for the 2027 edition of our record-breaking Butterflies of the French Alps tour, which recorded 151 species in a week this year. Going fast, now just two places left available to join us there: www.mariposanature.com/tours/butter...

Tour update 🚨 Things move fast around here - three more places taken on Fabulous Fuerteventura, taking advantage of our Early Bird discount, leave just one place available to join leaders Dave Fairhurst & Brian Small on this terrific tour in early 2027: www.mariposanature.com/tours/wildli...

We don't cherry pick, depending on what suits us best, which tours to offer guests a discount upon - our Early Bird booking discount applies to ALL of our 2027 / 2028 orchid & butterfly holidays, regardless of destination, and applies to ALL bookings made before 1 December 2026. (1/2)

Postcard from the field from tour leader János Oláh in Hungary: Our Pallas's Fritillary & Late Summer Butterflies of Hungary tour is under way, and the biggest target has already shown exceptionally well - stunning views of puddling Pallas's Fritillaries for all! @europebutterfly.bsky.social

Tour update 🚨 Two more places taken today on our 2027 Butterflies of North Greece tour - it's one of our favourites, jam-packed with butterflies and other wildlife. Like all our butterfly tours, it generates a donation to @europebutterfly.bsky.social: mariposanature.com/tours/butter...