Following the latest restrictions, governments across the UK have updated their guidance on volunteering. Volunteering can continue provided you do not need to self-isolate, you follow social distancing guidance and are Covid-secure.
Your safety is of utmost importance to us. Where possible, we are happy for volunteers to run small, private beach cleans with their family or allocated bubble, but please always check and follow national and local guidelines around lock down restrictions, along with the following rules:
To help we have updated all our resources including the health and safety guidelines and Q&A. Please do have a look at these and review the government advice before you start.
If you’ve never run a beach clean or litter survey before we’re happy to help you get started. Please give our team a call on 01989 567807 or email us at Beachwatch@mcsuk.org
Interested in joining or running a Beachwatch beach clean and litter survey? Find your nearest beach using the search boxes below. Please note that there can be many names for the same beach, so we recommend the postcode search for the most comprehensive list.
Find our more about running a Beachwatch event and see a full list of events.
Beach | Country/Region | Nearest town |
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Silversands | Scotland | Kildonan | North Ayrshire |
Brodick Beach | Scotland | Brodick | North Ayrshire |
Fintry Bay Tearooms | Scotland | Millport | North Ayrshire |
Margnaheglish Shore | Scotland | Lamlash | North Ayrshire |
Blackwaterfoot Golf Course Beach | Scotland | Blackwaterfoot | North Ayrshire |
Lamlash Beach (Pierhead Tavern to Old Pier Tearoom/Pier) | Scotland | Lamlash | North Ayrshire |
Largs beach (Brisbane Bridge north to ramp) | Scotland | Largs | North Ayrshire |
Pencil Beach, Largs | Scotland | Largs | North Ayrshire |
Lochranza | Scotland | Lochranza | North Ayrshire |
Isle of Arran | Scotland | Arran | North Ayrshire |
Machrie Beach | Scotland | Machrie | North Ayrshire |
Corrie | Scotland | Brodick | North Ayrshire |
Isle of Arran B | Scotland | Arran | North Ayrshire |
Pottery Bay | Scotland | Millport | North Ayrshire |
Saltcoats Harbour | Scotland | SALTCOATS | North Ayrshire |
Ardrossan North - The Waterside | Scotland | Ardrossan | North Ayrshire |
Ardrossan North - Loup Cottage Caravan Park | Scotland | Ardrossan | North Ayrshire |
Ardrossan North - McMillan Drive | Scotland | Ardrossan | North Ayrshire |
South Ardrossan Beach - north part | Scotland | Ardrossan | North Ayrshire |
Saltcoats Harbour | Scotland | Saltcoats | North Ayrshire |
Ardrossan North - South of Rowantree Restaurant | Scotland | Ardrossan | North Ayrshire |
Imachar | Scotland | PIRNMILL | North Ayrshire |
Beach | Country/Region | Nearest town |
County![]() |
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Robin Hood's Bay | North East England | Whitby | North Yorkshire |
Staithes | North East England | Whitby | North Yorkshire |
Saltburn 1 (Beck to the Pennant) | North East England | Saltburn | North Yorkshire |
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