Happy Christmas Eve! ๐ Low tide at the head of Holy Loch and the banks of the River Eachaig. 11 bottles & lots of large random plastics ๐๐ #beachcleans #CowalPeninsula #ArgyllScotland #FirthofClyde #theClyde
23rd Dec. inc. 16 bottles & lidless wheelie bin. Doesn't identify which local authority so unable to tell how far it's come ๐๐ #beachcleans #CowalPeninsula #ArgyllScotland #FirthofClyde #theClyde
22nd Dec., part 2, inc. 4 more bottles & jerry can. Husband helped bail the kayak & we posted it on social media to hopefully find the owner. Finally collected these 2 chunks of metal & took to recycling point ๐๐ #beachcleans #CowalPeninsula #ArgyllScotland #FirthofClyde #theClyde
22nd Dec. inc. 9 bottles. Beached kayak needs to be bailed & husband said he'd help. Alas, the high tide moved the fridge/freezer from the nature reserve to Kilmun (opposite shore) ๐๐ #beachcleans #CowalPeninsula #ArgyllScotland #FirthofClyde #theClyde
21st Dec. inc. 22 bottles & lot of plastics dumped by the last few storms. Early morning to catch the low tide ๐๐ #beachcleans #CowalPeninsula #ArgyllScotland #FirthofClyde #theClyde
20th Dec. inc. 3 bottles & 2 buoys. Cloudy start to what should be a milder day ๐โ ๐ #beachcleans #CowalPeninsula #ArgyllScotland #FirthofClyde #theClyde
19th Dec. inc. 4 bottles & flotation vest. Recent storms have removed or pushed back brambles by the seawall, so I was able to get huge plastics that had been there for years ๐๐ฑ #beachcleans #CowalPeninsula #ArgyllScotland #FirthofClyde #theClyde
18th Dec., part 2, inc. 6 bottles (one not pictured) & part of fishing rod. This afternoon's heavy rain did not materialise, so I carried on with Storm Bram clean-up, Holy Loch ๐ ๐ฑ #beachcleans #CowalPeninsula #ArgyllandButeScotland #FirthofClyde #theClyde
18th Dec. inc. contents of fridge/freezer washed ashore from Storm Bram -- will try another day at low tide to move the unit. Expiry date on food: Jan. 2019. Also found a tyre & lifesaving ring ๐๐
#beachcleans #CowalPeninsula #ArgyllandButeScotland #FirthofClyde #theClyde
17th Dec. inc. 8 bottles. An otherwise wet & windy day, but there was a good window this morning for a tidy up at Broxwood, Dunoon ๐๐ฌ๏ธ๐ #beachcleans #CowalPeninsula #ArgyllandButeScotland #FirthofClyde #theClyde
Last three days of beach cleans inc. 58 bottles. Nice spot of sunshine in an otherwise dreich December ๐ ๐๐
#beachcleans #CowalPeninsula #ArgyllandButeScotland #FirthofClyde #theClyde
13th Dec. inc. 9 bottles & traffic cone base. Found an injured shag (a small type of cormorant) which I took to the local vet. Sadly, it was so seriously injured, it had to be put down ๐ข ๐ #beachcleans #CowalPeninsula #ArgyllandButeScotland #FirthofClyde #theClyde
12th Dec. inc. 5 bottles. Random fishing kit inc. 400l buoy from fish farm, jerry can made into bucket / bailer & yellow bucket for catching / storing crustaceans (I think). Need to request Council to uplift buoy ๐ค๐๐ฆ #beachcleans #CowalPeninsula #ArgyllandButeScotland #FirthofClyde #theClyde
My current collection of found toys from beach cleans. Am hoping to pass them on to a nursery / forest school near me ๐ค #beachcleans #CowalPeninsula #ArgyllandButeScotland #FirthofClyde #theClyde
11th Dec. inc. 15 bottles. Third day of high winds but the worst is over. Sometimes when I finish this Toward beach, I walk back on the road and pick up that rubbish (netted 5 more plastic bottles) ๐๐๐ฌ๏ธ #beachcleans #CowalPeninsula #ArgyllandButeScotland #FirthofClyde #theClyde
10th Dec. inc. 7 bottles, welly, clog & traffic cone. Storm Bram has really churned up all the very small plastics which take a long time to collect ๐๐ฑโ #beachcleans #CowalPeninsula #ArgyllandButeScotland #FirthofClyde #theClyde
7th Dec. inc. 17 bottles & a fly-tipped bag (third time in the past week I've found a bag dumped by the beached) ๐ ๐ #beachcleans #CowalPeninsula #ArgyllandButeScotland #FirthofClyde #theClyde
6th Dec., part 2, inc. washing up tub, 3 footballs, 12 plastic bottles & fly-tipped bag of kitchen rubbish ๐๐ #beachcleans #CowalPeninsula #ArgyllandButeScotland #FirthofClyde #theClyde
6th Dec. inc. wheel, 2 buoys, duvet and 17 bottles. Carload full for the dump (aka civic amenity site). Strong easterly winds have driven lots of bigger stuff to our coast this week๐๐๐ฌ๏ธ #beachcleans #CowalPeninsula #ArgyllandButeScotland #FirthofClyde #theClyde
5th Dec. inc. 8 bottles, kiddie pool, boat fender & 2 bags fly-tipped clothes. Need to dry them out & pass them on for donation. Bonus: wee Sponge Bob Square Pants ๐๐ #beachcleans #CowalPeninsula #ArgyllandButeScotland #FirthofClyde #theClyde
30th Nov. inc. 9 bottles ๐๐ #beachcleans #CowalPeninsula #ArgyllandButeScotland #FirthofClyde #theClyde
29th Nov. inc. 12 bottles and bucket ๐๐ #beachcleans #CowalPeninsula #ArgyllandButeScotland #FirthofClyde #theClyde
28th Nov. inc. 14 bottles, random plastics and two bits of the same traffic cone not far apart. Sadly, found this dead brown crab -- a lovely specimen ๐๐ฆ๐ข #beachcleans #CowalPeninsula #ArgyllandButeScotland #FirthofClyde #theClyde
27th Nov. inc. 18 bottles and a bucket. Yesterday I found this poster on the street -- it had been ripped off the Prom railing by the high winds. Probably can't go out tomorrow as winds gusting to 50mph ๐๐ฌ๏ธ๐ #beachcleans #CowalPeninsula #ArgyllandButeScotland #FirthofClyde #theClyde
26th Nov. inc. 6 bottles. Found an unopened bag of mackerel fillets on the beach but, alas, didn't have my scissors. Walked a couple more steps & found a knife so left the food at the tideline! ๐๐ #beachcleans #CowalPeninsula #ArgyllandButeScotland #FirthofClyde #theClyde
25th Nov. inc. 31 bottles, 2 traffic cones, ginormous chunk of polystyrene, a car wheel & assorted plastics! Winds have blown much rubbish into Holy Loch this week ๐๐ #beachcleans #CowalPeninsula #ArgyllandButeScotland #FirthofClyde #theClyde
24th Nov. inc. 24 plastic bottles. Soooo much rubbish that I ran out of bags; luckily found two on the beach. After 3 hours didn't get all of it, but the big stuff is gone. Bonus find: Woody from Toy Story ๐ค ๐๐ #beachcleans #CowalPeninsula #ArgyllandButeScotland #FirthofClyde #theClyde
23rd Nov. inc. 2 plastic jerry cans and barrel ๐๐โป๏ธ #beachcleans #CowalPeninsula #ArgyllandButeScotland #FirthofClyde #theClyde
22nd Nov. inc 7 plastic bottles and short length of marine rope. Nice inversion on Holy Loch ๐๐ฅ๏ธ๐ #beachcleans #CowalPeninsula #ArgyllandButeScotland #FirthofClyde #theClyde
20th Nov. inc. 4 bottles, builders bag & random plastics. Sometimes when I start a beach clean, I think to myself, 'Oh, there's not much here'. But by the end, it's a good haul ๐๐ #beachcleans #CowalPeninsula #ArgyllandButeScotland #FirthofClyde #theClyde