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Great British Beach Clean 2024 -Forms

Great British Beach Clean events

£20

could equip two volunteers to survey rubbish on our beaches, influencing government policy on marine litter

Beach clean flag

23 Sep 2025, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Beaulieu Beach, East Sussex

Beaulieu Beach GBBC

The main aim is to survey 100 metres beach for marine pollution, but we will also be doing a larger beach clean. We will provide litter pickers, gloves, and bags. Please wear appropriate footwear and be prepared for any weather whilst on the beach.

School friendly? no

GBBC 2023 group on windy beach in Portsmouth

24 Sep 2025, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Porth Beach, Newquay beach, Cornwall

Great British Beach clean 2025 with Newquay Blue Balls

As part of the Marine Conservation Society's Great British Beach Clean 2025. Newquay Blue Balls 'Men's cold water dipping group for locals and visitors' will be completing a litter survey and beach clean.  This event is open to

School friendly? no

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25 Sep 2025, 10 a.m. to noon

Denemouth South Beach, Durham

Durham Wildlife Trust - Great British Beach Clean and Litter Survey

Join Durham Wildlife Trust for a Marine Conservation Society Great British Beach Clean at Horden Beach on Thursday 25th September (10am - 12pm). Please meet ready to start at 10am at the Lime Kiln Gill car park (SR8 4HN). - What3Words///:change.

School friendly? no

Bottle caps on beach

25 Sep 2025, 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Kirkcaldy Seafield (Opposite Morrisons), Fife

Fife Climate Hub and Fife Collage Great British Beach Clean

Marine Conservation Society (MCS) has been running beach cleans and their flagship event, Great British Beach Clean, for 25 years. Every year, staff and volunteers head to beaches up and down the coast to collect litter and record data about what the

School friendly? yes

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25 Sep 2025, 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Mawbray Banks, Cumbria

Mawbray Banks Great British Beach Clean

As part of the Great British Beach Clean the the Solway Coast National Landscape volunteers will be carrying out a beach clean and litter survey of Mawbray Banks. Why not come along and join us? We will provide all the equipment and tools t

School friendly? no

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25 Sep 2025, 10 a.m. to noon

Skegness beach south - Princes Parade Car Park, Lincolnshire

Skegness Aquarium Beach Clean

Come and join us here at the Aquarium for a beach clean as part of Marine COnservation Society's Great British Beach Clean! The Beach Clean will commence at 10am, where we meet at the front doors of Skegness Aquarium. Whilst we wait for all our

School friendly? yes

Beach clean litter picker

25 Sep 2025, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Weston-Super-Mare Grand Pier, Somerset

BDO LLP

Meet at the entrance to the grand pier at 10am.

School friendly? no

Beach clean flag

25 Sep 2025, 10 a.m. to noon

Winchelsea Beach, East Sussex

Winchelsea Beach GBBC

The main aim is to survey 100 metres beach for marine pollution, but we will also be doing a larger beach clean. We will provide litter pickers, gloves, and bags. Please wear appropriate footwear and be prepared for any weather whilst on the beach.

School friendly? no

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25 Sep 2025, 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

West Bay Beach, East Lothian

Great British Beach Clean - North Berwick

Join staff from the Marine Conservation Society and the Scottish Seabird Centre for a beach clean and litter survey in North Berwick as part of Great British Beach Clean week! We will begin with an introduction to our beach clean citizen scienc

School friendly? no

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26 Sep 2025, 10 a.m. to noon

Minster Leas, Kent

GBBC Minster Beach

Come and join The Medway Swale Estuary Partnership for the Great British Beach Clean. All equipment will be supplied Date Friday 26th September Time 10am-12pm Everyone welcome

School friendly? no

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26 Sep 2025, 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Alum Chine Bournemouth, Dorset

Alum Chine Beach Clean

Join our beach clean at the Alum Chine beach to support the Marine Conservation Society's efforts in collecting and identifying the type of litter found in Bournemouth! 

School friendly? no

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26 Sep 2025, 11 a.m. to noon

Fisherrow 4, East Lothian

Great British Beach Clean at Musselburgh

Join the Marine Conservation Society during the Great British Beach Clean at Musselburgh! All equipment you need will be provided including gloves, litter pickers, bags, clipboards & surveys. We will be on the beach so please wear

School friendly? no

Beach clean flag

27 Sep 2025, 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Pett Level, East Sussex

Pett Level GBBC

Strandliners have been conducting these surveys for 20 years and have a wealth of experience and knowledge around litter.  There will be a general beach clean as well as the 100-metre MCS survey. These events are always a great social occa

School friendly? no

Beach clean litter picker

27 Sep 2025, 10 a.m. to noon

Aberdeen North N1, Aberdeen City

Aberdeen City Beach MCS Litter survey

All welcome Children must be supervised

School friendly? yes

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27 Sep 2025, 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

East Haven, Angus

East Haven Beach Clean

Make sure you are dressed for the weather. Equipment will be provided. 

School friendly? yes

Beach clean litter picker

27 Sep 2025, 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Lowestoft South, Suffolk

Suffolk Beach Cleans - Claremont pier to Pavilion Clean

Come and help clean the beach and take part in MCS BeachWatch 2025 survey    🚮 All equipment provided (if you have any of your own please bring it along)<br /> ALL WELCOME !<br /> Under 18s welcome with an adult.<br /> N

School friendly? no

HYYM Halloween beach clean Rhyl

27 Sep 2025, 10 a.m. to noon

West beach LNR, West Sussex

OSPAR x GBBC Littlehampton

Join me on this very special beach clean to not only help us stop harmful litter from reaching the ocean, but to celebrate the Great British Beach Clean! You will collect vital data that we can use to bring about positive change for our seas, co

School friendly? no

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27 Sep 2025, 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Fistral North, Cornwall

Fistral Beach Great British Beach Clean 2025

Become a citizen scientist for the morning and take part in a beach clean and litter survey to help us report on what litter is being found. All beach cleaning equipment is provided.  **Accessibility**: We want to ensure this event is as access

School friendly? no

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27 Sep 2025, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Crooklets 2, Cornwall

Beach clean - Great British Beach Clean, Crooklets

It's that time of year again - Our friends, The Marine Conservation Society’s annual beach clean!<br /> We will be taking part here at Crooklets and we need YOU to help us survey the beach. <br /> This citizen science survey he

School friendly? no

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27 Sep 2025, 11 a.m. to noon

Lunderston Bay, Inverclyde

Lunderston Bay

Help the rangers and the Saturday volunteer group record and remove litter from this popular beach.  All recorded data is sent to the Marine Conservation Society who use this information to lobby for changes to help protect our marine environmen

School friendly? yes

Organise a beach clean

Organise a beach clean