The last OWL litterpick of 2017 – our Final Festive Event of The Year!
Cold? Yes, to start with! Dry? Yes, very. Muddy? No! Good litterpicking weather? Yes!
Our willing volunteers got started and were soon finding some interesting items. Whatever were two canisters of this doing at Snaresbrook?
Someone must have been hoping to find ‘chicken’!
Equipped and dressed for the Festive Season, Elf and SafeT (well it is Panto time!) were soon on the case.
Well-dressed for the part!
Maybe because there is less action in the woods, definitely because we know that more and more guys are taking their litter away with them, there was less to collect than usual. Any disappointment that Santa’s sack wouldn’t be as full as usual was compensated for by the excellent views that should have been enjoyed by the cruisers – but there were very few on this fine morning.
A view of the Fuck Tree that many won’t have seen!
Strange icicles
Someone had skillful hands!
The refreshments were especially welcome and ample as usual – including mulled wine that had a kick to it that kept out the cold – and delicious mince pies from a quality source!
Then onwards for more litterpicking. And more interesting views with the sun low in the sky and the woods looking lonely.
Moody!
Between them our volunteers managed to clean up all of the woods to the south of Snaresbrook Road, including The Mound. Good to see that the black bags we have left around are being well-used.
Elf – or was he goblin’?!
And we even ventured to pastures new to the north of the road (sorry e18prof – we hope you don’t mind us working on your patch!).
Another good day’s work. 10 sacks of litter collected.
The remainder of Santa’s sacks – appropriately decorated
Some of the rubbish had been collected and taken away part-way through the session
The OWLs take a break now until April 2018. After all, who wants to be in the woods when it’s cold, wet, muddy and dark?! (in truth, quite a few of us do, but probably not looking for litter and sexual debris!)
Check out our ‘Dates of Events’ page for litterpicks in 2018. They are the second Tuesday of each month. All are welcome and it’s not unknown for some who take part to have a Happy Ending while strolling round afterwards!
Huge thanks to all of the OWLs who have taken part in litterpicks in 2017 – you have made a big difference, reduced to zero any complaints being made about the sexual debris that some find offensive, and therefore lessened the likelihood of ‘enforcement’ by extra forest patrols.
And further thanks to the increasing number of considerate guys who are now taking their litter away or putting it in the bins or strategically-placed rubbish sacks.
Happy Christmas and Happy Cruising!
(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)