The United Kingdom will soon be home to the world's largest butterfly house. When ready in March 2011, the $50 million U.S. Dollar project is expected to showcase over 10,000 butterflies and 250 different species.

The main aim of this tourist destination is to raise awareness to the dangers facing butterflies and to promote their conservation. Sir David Attenborough, a conservationist in Britain, estimates that the U.K. alone has lost about seventy-five percent of its butterfly population in the last 20 years.

Clive Farrell, the person behind the project is a passionate lepidopterist (someone who loves butterflies and moths). This will be his fourth butterfly world. The other three are in Florida (USA), Switzerland and a smaller one in the United Kingdom.

This particular butterfly world is scheduled to open in stages starting June 2009 through April 2011. Once completed it will not only house the world's largest display of tropical butterflies, but will also have extensive gardens and meadows to attract butterflies native to Britain. Additionally, it will also have research and educational facilities.

Enjoy a video of what the butterfly house is expected to look like once completed: