Well, it’s that time of year again for everyone who wants to get involved in a nature project – today (18th July) sees the launch of the 2025 Big Butterfly Count!  (It finishes on 10th August 2025.)

It’s the biggest survey of butterflies in the world.

For butterflies matter.   They are pollinators and components of the food chain, but their numbers have really dropped since the 1970s.  This decline is an early warning for other losses of wildlife because butterflies react really quickly to changes in their environment.  If their numbers drop, we are in trouble. 

So please help Butterfly Conservation help butterflies and nature and us, and take part in the Big Butterfly Count 2025! 

Help change the fortunes of butterflies!

The results of the Big Butterfly Count 2024 led the charity Butterfly Conservation to declare a butterfly emergency.  The charity need your help more than ever before, so please take part in this UK wide survey and help assess the health of our environment - just by counting butterflies.

Taking part is a really easy and helpful thing to do.   And it only takes 15 minutes of your time!

 How to take part in the Big Butterfly Count 2025

1. Download the butterfly ID chart or free app for iOS and Android to identify and record the butterflies you see!
2. Choose a place to watch butterflies and moths for 15 minutes between 18th July and 10th August. 
3. Record how many & what species you see - you can add your counts here on the website or the app
   
   

Flutter off to the Big Butterfly Count’s website here.

The website tells you all you need to know! 

And you can do more than that!  You can do something for butterflies and moths in your garden, on your balcony or patio - and Butterfly Conservation want to create 100,000 wild spaces by 2026 to help improve things for butterflies and moths.   It doesn't take a lot to do:  you can create your own wild space and add it to Butterfly Conservation's map!  Please go to the website here and create your own wild space!