Butterflies of the French Pyrenees Butterfly Week with Mark Brown 28 June – 5 July 2008 Dates 28 June - 5 July 2008 Leader Mark Brown assisted by Jude Lock and Peter Derbyshire. Accommodation three-star Hotel Montaigu Luz St Sauveur, all rooms en-suite, garden, terrace. Cost £655: 5 days outings, local transport included, seven nights half-board. Single supplements of £110 apply. Travel to and from the Pyrenees is not included but we can collect  from our local airport of Pau (RyanAir flights from Stansted) or Lourdes railway station (TGV from Paris). Further travel suggestions can be found here. Photos and species list Butterfly Week 2007 If you are unable to make these dates we have two lovely two-bedroom apartments in Bareges with pool, we will point you in the right direction for the best butterflies. Our guided butterfly holiday... A week for butterfly enthusiasts of all levels led by the entertaining Mark Brown, Mark is an expert on the butterflies of the Pyrenees, having observed and photographed in the local area for 20 years. Back in the reel world Mark is one of the UK's leading classical record producers and in an earlier life was one of Monty Python's famous lumberjacks! Enjoy the dramatic scenery of the Hautes Pyrenees with time spent at the Cirques de Gavarnie, Troumouse and Estaube, magical places of high peaks, crashing waterfalls, rushing streams, a grandiose landscape carpeted with alpine flowers. During the week we will take you to many of our favourite places, mostly within the Parc National des Pyrenees – woodlands, hay meadows, high alpine pastures, rocky outcrops. We will visit a variety of altitudes to maximise the diversity of species. We have been living, observing and offering wildlife holidays here for 20 years. Nobody knows the terrain better! Particular attention will be paid to the superb flower-filled hay meadows of the Bareges valley. Butterfly Week 2007 at the spectacular Plateau de Saugue It is a testament to the superb unspoiled nature of our local countryside that certain local meadows have produced over 40 species in a single afternoon. To date we have recorded 120 species in the Bareges valley alone. Of particular interest we should find Purple Edged Copper, Gavarnie Blue, Large Blue, Queen of Spain Fritillary and Clouded Apollo. All walking will be very gentle and the week should appeal to both experts and beginners alike. We shall also be keeping an eye out for interesting birds and flowers; at this time of year the alpine flowers are at their splendid best. We will enjoy helping you identify the many raptors including Lammergier and Golden Eagle, and we might even find a Wallcreeper and a Black Woodpecker. Your holiday base is the historic village of Luz St Sauveur, a lovely little village in an area of great natural beauty where you must visit the fortified Knights' Templar church, the C9th castle and the lively weekly market. Treat yourself to a soak in the wonderful 'Luzea' spa baths Your hotel has a quiet location beneath the castle. Swallowtail Large blue Apollo High Brown Fritillary Amanda's Blue Purple-edged Copper © All images copyright Mark Brown Contact Peter or Jude Tel: 0033 562 926 895 Fax: 0033 562 928 343 e-mail: peter@borderlinehols.com