Over 40 team members and local volunteers recently took part in the Marine Conservation Society’s annual Great British Beach Clean, organised by Ruda and Bideford Bay Holiday Parks in Devon. Held between September 20 - 29th, the nationwide event saw thousands of volunteers across the UK flock to the shores to take part in a week-long coastal clean-up.
The Marine Conservation Society (MCS), the UK’s leading marine charity, says it hopes a last push for people volunteering for its ‘Great British Beach Clean’ (16th - 19th September) around the Devon coastline will ensure some of the most beautiful beaches in the UK aren’t being taken for granted.
So far just 47 volunteers have registered to clean up at 10 Devon beaches where events are...
The UK’s leading marine charity, the Marine Conservation Society (MCS), is looking for volunteers to register for a trip to the beach.
There’s no doubt that being by the sea makes us feel better, and the Great British Beach Clean (16th- 19th September) isn’t just a good day out for people who love the coast – it benefits the beach too.
The Marine Conservation Society (MCS), the UK’s leading marine charity, says the number of jellyfish blooms- when jellies mass together - in UK coastal waters is on the increase as our seas start to warm up.
Every summer hundreds of reports of jellyfish sightings are made to the MCS National Jellyfish Survey – now in its 14th year. The survey is providing valuable information about...
The UK’s leading marine charity, the Marine Conservation Society (MCS), is looking for volunteers to register for a trip to the beach!
There’s no doubt that being by the sea makes us feel better, and the Great British Beach Clean (16th- 19th September) isn’t just a good day out for people who love the coast – it benefits the beach too.
A 400% rise in wipes on beaches is putting marine life at risk – and pushing up your bills, it was warned today.
We all love a wet wipe! Wipe the baby’s bum, get rid of the make-up and cleanse, slap on the fake tan –our bathrooms are full of them. But instead of ending up in the bin when they’re finished with – millions are being popped down the pan because of consumer confusion....
Massive barrel jellyfish have appeared in record numbers for a second consecutive year, whilst in July huge numbers of mauve stingers were reported off Guernsey, and the potentially dangerous Portuguese Man O War has been washing up on beaches in the South West.
The rise of jellyfish in UK seas can no longer be ignored, and that more dedicated research and monitoring is needed to...
Piles of wet wipes are littering our beaches as more people choose to use moist cloths to remove make-up, replace traditional toilet paper and apply fake tan. According to the latest beach litter data collected by the Marine Conservation Society (MCS) and published today in its Great British Beach Clean report, numbers of wet wipes found on beaches increased by over 50% in a single year!...
The UK’s leading marine charity says it hopes people who love the coast around Devon will take part in a nationwide beach clean event which includes clean-ups at Beacon Cove, Slapton Sands, Seaton, Dawlish Warren, Cockleridge, Instow and Croyde.
The Marine Conservation Society (MCS) runs regular beach cleans around the UK which this year will culminate in the Great British Beach Clean...
