Spread Love, not Litter this February!
Spread Love, Not Litter
This Valentine’s weekend, Cornwall Wildlife Trust is calling on local communities to show their beaches some love by taking part in a beach clean near them. Love Your Beach weekend returns from Friday 14th to Sunday 16th February 2025, offering everyone the chance to protect Cornwall’s stunning shores while enjoying time in nature, the best kind of love to celebrate this Valentine’s Day.
Since its launch in 2018, Love Your Beach has become a key event in Cornwall’s conservation calendar, bringing together hundreds of volunteers each year to tackle marine litter and care for the county’s coastline. The weekend offers the perfect opportunity for people of all ages to take action for their local environment, even during the winter months.
The beach cleans are coordinated by Cornwall Wildlife Trust and run by the Your Shore Network of associated marine conservation groups, with events arranged across the county. By taking part, volunteers help to remove harmful plastics and debris, take action as part of a group, and ensure that Cornwall’s coastal wildlife and marine ecosystems remain protected.
The events are free and open to everyone. Whether joining an organised beach clean or simply collecting litter on a solo coastal walk, every small action adds up. Participants are also encouraged to create a heart shape using found materials, snap a picture, and share it on social media tagging @yourshorenetwork and using #SpreadLoveNotLitter and #LoveYourBeach.
A special highlight this year is the Silent Disco Beach Clean in St Ives Harbour, a fun and unique way to take climate action while enjoying music and movement along the shore.
Love Your Beach 2025 programme
Wednesday 12th February
- Meet Polzeath Marine Conservation Group at the marine centre at 9:30am
Friday 14th February
- Join St Agnes Marine Conservation Group at Porthtowan beach at 10am
- Three Bays Wildlife Group will be at Portholland beach at 12pm
Saturday 15th February
- Friends of Fowey Estuary will be at Readymoney Cove from 12pm
- Newquay Marine Group will be walking along Towan Beach from 12pm
- Join Looe Marine Group from 12:30 pm on Seaton Beach
- Rame Peninsula Beach Care will be on one of the beaches along Whitsand Bay at 12 pm (check their Facebook page for location)
Sunday 16th February
- The CWT marine team will join St Ives Marine Group for a special Silent Disco Beach clean in St Ives Harbour at 12:30 pm
- Friends of Par Beach will be meeting at the beach hut from 11 am
- Mounts Bay Marine Group are holding their beach clean at Long Rock from 11am
- At 11 am you can join Perranporth Marine Group between the surf lifesaving hut and the Watering Hole.
- Falmouth Marine Conservation will be getting their litter pickers out at Swanpool at 1pm
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