big butterfly count

Help us take nature's pulse by joining the big butterfly count. Find out more about this project

Step 1: Get ready
Download our handy butterfly chart or free app for iOS and Android to identify and record the butterflies you spot.
Download the chart
Step 2: Join in
Choose a place and spot butterflies and moths for 15 minutes. Good places include your garden, a park, or in a wood. Use our ID chart to make a note of which species you see. Click to watch a video of Nick Baker introduce the big butterfly count.
Step 3: Submit sightings
big butterfly count has finished for 2019. You can see all the results here.

View results map

See which butterflies and moths other people have spotted near you and across the UK on our big butterfly count 2019 results map. You can also read all the analysis and results of the 2019 Count.

Free smartphone app

Count on the move with the FREE big butterfly count app.

With the free smartphone app for big butterfly count you can carry out and submit your Count all in one go while out and about watching butterflies. Now available for iOS and Android.

The big butterfly count has been brought to you by:

Butterfly Conservation B&Q