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

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23 Sep 2025, noon to 2 p.m.

Skegness (Central), Lincolnshire

Skegness Great British Beach Clean with Mellors and CAFA.

Skegness Coastal Access and Mellors are teaming up to take on the Great British Beach Clean. Members of the public are most welcome to join Mellors staff on a pleasant walk northward up the beach towards Butlins. All equipment is provided by CAFA and

School friendly? no

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23 Sep 2025, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Devil's Point (Firestone Bay) NEW, Devon

Great British Beach Clean x PSNMP Firestone Bay

Firestone bay is one of Plymouths most iconic beaches, offering great scenery both above and below the waves! Due to its popularity however, we can often see lots of litter! Can you help us keep this important site clean and protected whilst als

School friendly? yes

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23 Sep 2025, 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Scarborough North Bay Promenade, North Yorkshire

RETAS- Action Asylum

A group of volunteers will help clean Scarborough beach 

School friendly? yes

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23 Sep 2025, 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Lamlash Beach (Pierhead Tavern to Old Pier Tearoom/Pier), North Ayrshire

TAP (SIF) Pierhead Tavern to Pier

Please wear clothing suitable for the weather and stout footwear, Please bring gardening gloves. Litter pickers provided.

School friendly? no

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

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24 Sep 2025, 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Harwich, Essex

Harwich Haven Authority Big Beach Clean

Please pop along to pick up a litterpicker and reuable bag to start your litter pick from the HHA Gazebo. 

School friendly? no

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24 Sep 2025, 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Half Moon Bay 2, Lancashire

Re- scheduled GBBC from 20/09/2025

Children are welcome if accompanied by an adult. There are toilets at the beach café and a public toilet for radar key users in Heysham village. The car park is card only pay & display with reasonable pricing. if you happen to be lat

School friendly? yes

Beach clean litter picker

24 Sep 2025, 10 a.m. to noon

Shakespeare Beach, Kent

Shakespeare Beach Clean

Come along and help record and clear the litter washed up on Shakespeare beach in Dover.  This is our 15th year of completing the Marine Conservation Society's (MCS) Beachwatch event, supported by the Port of Dover.  We will provide th

School friendly? no

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24 Sep 2025, 11 a.m. to noon

Killiedraughts Bay, Scottish Borders

The Big Parkdean Clean - Eyemouth

We are looking forward to cleaning our local beach.

School friendly? no

Beach clean flag

24 Sep 2025, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Woodhill Bay, Portishead, Somerset

Portishead Beach: Great British Beach Clean

Every September thousands of people across the UK head to the coast to take part in the Great British Beach Clean. Beach cleans are fun for all the family and the data collected helps us to campaign for positive change for the ocean. Join the Marin

School friendly? no

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24 Sep 2025, noon to 1 p.m.

Cayton Bay, North Yorkshire

The Big Parkdean Clean - Cayton Bay

Please join us to clean our local beach.

School friendly? no

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24 Sep 2025, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Newborough Spit, Isle of Anglesey

Newborough-Abermenai point Beach Clean

Join this beach clean to help us stop harmful litter from reaching the ocean and collect vital data that we can use to bring about positive change for our seas. Beach stretch: Porth Tyn Tywyn Date and time: 20 Sep 2025, 10 a.m.&

School friendly? no

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24 Sep 2025, 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.

Torre Abbey Sands, Devon

The Big Parkdean Clean - Torquay

We are looking forward to cleaning our local beach.

School friendly? no

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24 Sep 2025, 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Plymouth Hoe East Beach, Devon

Great British Beach Clean X PSNMP Tinside

Tinside cove is haven for swimmers and revellers alike. Countless people enjoy the scenery and the sea here yet that also makes it vulnerable to high levels of litter. Can you help us keep this important site clean and protected whilst also contribut

School friendly? yes

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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24 Sep 2025, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

The Street Beach, Kent

Whitstable Beach Clean

Whitstable Maritime and Adonis Blue Environmental Consultants are organising a beach clean on Tankerton Beach in Whitstable on Wednesday 24th September 2025 as part of the Marine Conservation Society's Great British

School friendly? no

Beach clean talacre

25 Sep 2025, 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Talacre - near RSPB reserve, Flintshire

Great British Beach Clean at Talacre beach!

Join the Marine Conservation Society and Llyr Gruffydd AS/MS  for a family-friendly beach clean and litter survey along beautiful Talacre beach to celebrate this year's Great British Beach Clean. All ages welcome. Under 16

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

Organise a beach clean

Organise a beach clean