A familiar sight for many as we gathered for this additional Festive Litterpick
As sometimes happens elsewhere, we started with 4 but swelled to 6 during the session! All experienced volunteers, we soon got underway, taking our usual route through the various hotspots, picking up what on this occasion was a much higher proportion of sexual debris and a much lower proportion of bottles and cans – hardly surprising given the time of year.
Our sack-count was increasing and it didn’t seem long before it was time to carry them back to the car park and to take advantage of the excellent and generous refreshments – which of course included the festive theme of mulled wine and mince pies. Thanks to those who donated them.
With two extra volunteers having joined us we were soon back to work, as usual enjoying being part of a friendly group and in high spirits (potentially helped by the mulled wine!).
The Santas were filling their sacks well, progressing through the hot spots some of us know so well, but maybe just a little disappointed that the number we were filling this time wasn’t going to match the excellent totals on the last two litterpicks.
Then, just as we thought we were about to finish, two of our volunteers came across a positive Treasure Trove of litter. Many of us like a happy ending and this find enabled us to have one. Our sacks filled rapidly!
Finally, having wished each other Season’s Greetings, some of us headed home while others of us stayed to check on the quality of our work (and the quality of others in the woods). Some other sacks were then emptied and one keen volunteer filled another two rubbish sacks, taking this litterpick’s total to an impressive 27 sacks.
Although some of us will be doing the odd solo litterpick over the winter months, today’s session was the last group litterpick until we start again in April.
Be wise like OWL – consider how you can help everyone enjoy the woods – and not be offended by sexual debris – by taking your litter away with you or putting it in one of the bins!
(please note, we respect everyone’s right to anonymity and only show pics of those willing to have them posted)