The Bluetits Winter Challenge 2025-26

Exciting news - due to popular demand this year the patches will show the number of dips that you signed up for.

PLEASE NOTE THERE ARE NO PIN BADGES THIS YEAR

On top of that we have a fabulous re-designed set of patches for you to collect.

We've done some other tweaks so that no matter which challenge you choose you can all join in as a team even if each member chose a different number!

🌟 At least £3.00 from each challenge sold goes back into supporting the free Bluetit Community.

How it Works

You can enter the challenge as a solo entrant, or as a team, the benefit of ordering as a team is that we can offer a discount because we save on postage

🌟 Single Entry - £7 per entry
🌟 Team of 4 or more - £6 per entry
🌟 Team of 8 or more - £5 per entry

When ordering please select the free patch that matches the challenge you have set yourself. If you do not want the patch you can also now select 'no patch'.

Your free patches will be posted out straight away, you won't need to wait until the challenge ends.

💌 The person ordering will receive an email with all the information you need to complete the challenge.
🏆 The email will also include links to download the charts that you need to record your progress and certificates that can be filled in for each participant on completion.

What's Included?

1️⃣ Each entrant will receive a free sew on patch (unless you choose not to)
2️⃣ A digital copy of the tracking sheet that you can print for each participant.
3️⃣ A digital copy of a Challenge completion certificate.

Choose your challenge

25 Dips

If you’re just beginning your cold water journey then this is a nice challenge to keep you going through the colder months.

Complete 25 swims/dips between 1st November 2025 and 31st March 2026.

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50 Dips

Not your first rodeo? If you have one winter season under your belt and fancy a slightly bigger challenge, why not go for 50 dips.

Complete 50 swims/dips between 1st November 2025 and 31st March 2026.

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75 Dips

If you’ve got a few cold seasons under your belt and you’re feeling confident in the water, then the 75 could be just right for you.

Complete 75 swims/dips between 1st November 2025 and 31st March 2026.

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100 Dips

This one is for the experienced seasoned winter dipper, those strange people who come alive and thrive in the cold. Its a real feat to manage 100 dips in the 151 day window of the challenge.

Complete 100 swims/dips between 1st November 2025 and 31st March 2026.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Do I have to have a team?

Absolutely not, you can enter the challenge on your own, lots of people share about it in our Facebook group.

I will never be able to do 100 dips...

The challenge is designed to be flexible so if you were to do 25 dips per year you could count them towards your 100 dips.

eg:
Year 1 - 25 dips = 25
Year 2 - 25 dips = 50
Year 3 - 25 dips = 75
Year 4 - 25 dips = 100

Do we have to do the same challenge as our team mates?

No you can purchase a mixture of patches.

Can we have a team that's not of 4 or 8 members?

Yes, you can buy as many challenges as you need for your team.

Do all team mates have to dip at the same time for it to count towards the challenge?

Not at all! All and every dip and swim counts towards your challenge goal, no matter who it's with.

When does the challenge end?

The challenge runs from 1st November 2025 to 31 March 2026.

When do we get our patch?

The patches will be posted to the person who placed the order within 10 working days.

You may choose to appoint a team captain who holds onto them until you have completed the challenge.

What counts as a dip?

For this challenge just getting in the water counts as a dip. The challenge is just for fun and to keep us all motivated to dip with our friends throughout the winter. You can swim in any body of water, for however long, and whatever distance, it's the getting in that counts.

It's warm where I live, can I still take part?

Yes of course! But if you fancy a different challenge for the warmer season check out the other challenges below.

All our Bluetit Challenges

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