A change of day this month (we usually litterpick on the second Tuesday of the month), but it suited our lovely band of volunteers, all of whom were there at the start, or soon after as a result of heavy traffic, to get stuck in to some serious work.
Safety briefing over, we seemed to go our separate ways rather more than usual. This was potentially going to be a ‘lone working’ litterpick. During the morning we came across a number of items possibly more diverse than we’ve seen lately. More of that later.
It wasn’t long before our OWLs were filling their sacks with litter ranging from litter that anyone might have thrown away to items that it seemed obvious would only have been discarded by guys cruising in the woods.
lovingly handmade – but not so lovingly discarded
Lost a phone? The case is still there – ironically near the fuck tree where many must stop dreaming and experience reality.
Sadly there was no phone inside.
Good progress was made with a few of our group eventually joining up and working together.
Good to see that ‘a packet of three’ is still in use!
Then, with time the enemy marching on, we were ready for a break from litterpicking and time for the traditional refreshments.
After our break – during which there are always interesting and humorous tales recounted – it was off for more, with our excellent volunteers ensuring that they covered as much of the area, including as many of the ‘hotspots’, as possible.
Rubbish sacks we’ve left in some of the hotspots are being well-used and needing occasional replacement.
We are used to finding unusual items – though in this case it begs the question – Is this unusual for this location?
sadly the batteries were flat!
Lost some car keys? Might these be yours? They are (were) on the top of the litter bin in the car park.
All good things must come to an end – although so keen was one of our volunteers that we had to go searching for him. (And he’s taken some litter sacks and a litter picker so that he can do some more work before our next ‘official’ OWL litterpick).
What a fantastic total – a record-breaker – the equivalent of 52 of our usual-size rubbish sacks, including 21 bags of recycling.
(Please note, we respect everyone’s right to anonymity and only show pics of those willing to have them posted. No inferences should be drawn from anyone’s participation in an OWL litterpicking session)