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Wildlife aware beach cleans

To help people learn about the impact on wildlife when they’re clearing litter from the beach, we’ve joined forces with the Final Straw Foundation, the Marine Conservation Society and the 2 Minute Foundation to create some helpful guides.

Litter-picking events are becoming more popular with local people inspired to give up their free time to keep their neighbourhood coastline clean and tidy. These new guides will help these community-minded projects minimise disturbance to wildlife that makes its home at the seaside.

You can find out more about the brilliant community work going on around the Solent and its river catchments dealing with litter and plastics at the Solent Forum Solent Plastics Pollution Hub.

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Removing litter from beaches is a great way to support wildlife which lives on the coast.

Since this activity may cause disturbance, help keep birds and other wildlife protected by following the Bird Aware Coastal Code:

Look out for birds, move further away if they become alert, keep dogs alongside, and follow requests on signs.
Wildlife friendly beach cleans

Guidance for beach clean leaders

Organisers of beach cleaning events are increasingly keen to make sure they don’t disturb wildlife. Here’s our guidance to help you plan your wildlife-friendly event so that we can share our shores with nature.

Read our guide
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Guidance for beach clean participants

It makes a huge different when people taking part in events to remove litter from a beach take care to make sure they don’t disturb wildlife. Here’s our guidance to help you take part and remain wildlife-friendly so we can share our shores with nature.

 

Read our guide