Winter Challenge 2026-27

A return of our popular Winter Challenge! 

Whether it's your first winter, or your 10th, you can join in and choose your challenge.

Entry - £8

(25% off for additional entries)

🌟 At least £3.00 from each challenge helps cover the running costs and supports the Bluetit Community 🌟

How it Works

How many dips can you complete between 1st November 2026 and 31 March 2027?

Choose your challenge and enter below ⬇️⬇️

Your patch and badge will be posted out to you during the course of the challenge

At the end of the challenge you will receive an email so you can fill in the number of dips you completed and print your certificate (totally optional)

What's Included?

1️⃣ Each entrant will receive a free sew-on patch and a pin badge (the patch is the same for everyone but the badges show the number of dips)
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 - Chilly Tit

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 and 31st March.

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50 Dips - Frosty Tit

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 and 31st March.

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75 Dips - Snowy Tit

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 and 31st March.

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100 Dips - Icy Tit

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

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

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