National Park boss hits out at illegal ‘wild campers’ leaving rubbish behind to despoil Britain’s great beauty spots Trevor Beattie shared images of South Downs beauty spots covered in rubbish He explained ‘wild camping is damaging our National Park’ in a series of posts Images from Southwick Hill and Midhurst Common ‘examples of a greater issue’ … Read more
Puppy love! Duchess of Cambridge’s brother James Middleton has his hands full with a lively litter of six black and brown spaniels James Middleton is a happy dogfather to six adorable black and brown spaniels The Duchess of Cambridge’s brother will soon say goodbye to his canine crew He will be selling the puppies and … Read more
Man finds 1800-year-old Roman coin while on lockdown litter pick with his girlfriend in local park Chris Lyon, 27, made the discovery when he was out helping clean up the Carr Mill Dam in St Helens, Merseyside, with his girlfriend Chelsea Marsden Chris first asked his grandparents about the coin before taking to social media … Read more
Heartbroken parents reveal their family dog died after eating barbecue leftovers dumped on a beach – as they share moment they broke the news to their son, 5, in warning to others Francis and Nolan Howarth posted a video online as a warning to litter louts The footage showed their son Michael, five, in agony … Read more
First pine martens to be reintroduced to England have litter of kits, raising hope for the recovery of the species Three-year scheme began in 2019 to reintroduce pine martens to Forest of Dean The first of the 18 animals were moved from Scotland to Gloucestershire in 2019 Radio tracking and trail camera reveals at least three … Read more
Keir Starmer signs up for the September Clean: Labour leader will join the PM (and thousands of furloughed staff) to rid Britain of lockdown litter Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer signs up for the Great British September Clean Heritage groups, businesses and the Wombles gave their backing to campaign The Daily Mail-backed campaign will take … Read more
A massive nationwide campaign to clean up Britain backed by the Daily Mail is relaunched today after being postponed by the coronavirus crisis. Shocking pictures have shown the lockdown litter blighting the nation’s beauty spots in recent weeks. From the countryside to the coast, thoughtless people have left piles of waste and plastic while meeting … Read more
Illegal ravers leave parks and streets of Britain strewn with litter as police forces vow to crack down on lockdown parties springing up across the UK Illegal raves have cropped up in cities including Manchester, London and Cardiff Residents left furious as Bruce Castle Park in Tottenham left covered in litter Police forces have vowed … Read more
Plastic bottles are the UK’s most commonly littered item, accounting for a quarter of all rubbish discarded on streets, parks and beaches by volume, a new study reveals. Small plastic bottles commonly used to contain non-alcoholic fizzy drinks accounted for just under 25 per cent of discarded waste by volume in 2019, environmental charity Keep … Read more
An eco-warrior spending lockdown sorting through 39 stone of plastic waste he found on a single beach was shocked to find three cereal box toys from 62 years ago. Rob Arnold, 62, has been beach-cleaning near his home in Liskeard, Cornwall, for the last seven years, but made fighting microplastics his full-time mission since he … Read more