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Big butterfly count 2025 – get involved!

Text: The 2025 Big Butterfly Count. Image shows four butterfly species: a comma butterfly with jagged orange and brown wings, a white admiral with dark wings and white bands, a gatekeeper with orange wings bordered in brown, and a red admiral with striking black, red, and white markings. Arun District Council logo on the right of a green banner in the centre.If you are looking for free activities, why not get the kids involved with the Big Butterfly Count? It all starts from Friday 18 July and continues until Sunday 10 August. 

Following the results of the Big Butterfly Count 2024, Butterfly Conservation have declared a butterfly emergency and need your help more than ever before. By taking part in Butterfly Conservation's Big Butterfly Count - a UK wide survey, you can help assess the health of our environment simply by counting butterflies.

Choose a place to spot butterflies and moths, why not see what you can find whilst visiting our local beaches, parks, and gardens? All you need to do is watch for 15 minutes, then record which species you see. 

Local nature reserves | Arun District Council
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Go to Butterfly Conservation's Big Butterfly Count online and download a butterfly ID chart, record what you see and enter your results on their website or use their free App.

For more details on taking part and a link to the app click here.