Just a descriptive turn of phrase, Anna - we're not physically there today, but with Butterflies of the Montes Universales being our featured #TourOfTheWeek, our minds are very much present. One thing's for sure, the warm welcome of our local friends in Albarracín is to be found there year-round.

Canary Red Admiral (Vanessa vulcania) © Clive Burrows

Canary Blue (Leptotes webbianus) © Stephen Culley

Our featured #TourOfTheWeek that will carry us into the New Year is Butterflies of Tenerife, our only early 2025 butterfly tour with remaining availability (3 places). A guaranteed departure in March, it generates a donation to @europebutterfly.bsky.social.

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Eastern Festoon butterfly in Greece.

Green-underside Blue butterfly in Greece.

Good morning!

Two non-orchid/flora highlights of our exclusive 'Rhodes Orchid Odyssey' tour for you:

Eastern Festoon (Zerynthia cerisy) & Green-underside Blue (Glaucopsyche alexis) #butterflies

#WakeUpWithWildlife #TourOfTheWeek

Crown Anemone flowers in Greece.

Good morning!

We see much more than #orchids on our spring tour in Rhodes. Among the other flowers we enjoy are Crown Anemones (Anemone coronaria). They paint the landscape with a range of colourful blooms, from a palette of red, deep pink, blue, violet & white.

#WakeUpWithWildlife #TourOfTheWeek

Good morning! #TourOfTheWeek is our signature botanical holiday, 'Rhodes Orchid Odyssey'.

We're flagging it up because there's only 2 weeks left to win a place on the 2025 trip, by entering the @bsbibotany.bsky.social fundraising lottery.

Entries close 31st December!

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This week's #TourOfTheWeek, Summer Butterflies of the Spanish Pyrenees, is now a guaranteed departure on 3-10 July 2025!

This tour was extremely successful in terms of butterflies seen in 2024, and we can't wait to return - and to make a donation to support the work of @europebutterfly.bsky.social

Crocus goulimyi.

Landscape of the Peloponnese.

Happy Monday!

Time for #TourOfTheWeek & to tell you about one of our tried & trusted tours, with a new twist!

We've refreshed our 'Autumn Flowers of Southern Greece & The Peloponnese' tour to make it a longer, 11 day, slower-paced & comprehensive exploration, which will cover new hidden areas.