World Oceans Day Beach Clean

Meet at the ‘Coast exhibition' inside the Melville Building to join the team at Plymouth Sound National Marine Park.

Firestone Bay is a crucial part of Plymouth's history, culture and future, and is right on the shores of the UK's first National Marine Park. It is also home to an abundance of wildlife from shore crabs to grey seals! But, like all marine habitats it is exposed to litter and pollution making it vulnerable to harm and degradation - that's where you come in! Can you help us keep this important site clean and protected whilst also contributing to vital data collection used to drive change?

During our coastal clean we'll be undertaking a simple litter survey; recording what we find and sending off the data to Marine Conservation Society's Citizen Science project: BeachWatch. This litter data helps inform campaigns and lobby government, and has led to influential changes like the UK-wide carrier bag charge, microbead bans and changes to wet wipe packaging.​

Whether you're a seasoned volunteer or just dipping your toes into community action, there's a spot for you. Come and help make the foreshore a healthy place to live for all creatures whether human or marine and learn about some of the biggest threats facing the marine environment from pollution and plastic. We will provide tea, coffee and biscuits after!

You will need appropriate clothing and footwear (we recommend walking boots or wellies) for weather and a phone.