Great British Beach Clean
Every September thousands of people across the UK head to the coast to take part in the Great British Beach Clean. This year's event is taking place between Friday 15th - Sunday 24th September 2023. Find out how you can get involved and how it helps.
What is the Great British Beach Clean?
The Great British Beach Clean is a week-long citizen science event, where hundreds of beach cleans take place up and down the UK. Litter data collected drives our conservation work and also feeds into the International Coastal Clean-up (ICC).
Great British Beach Clean events
Thousands of people have taken part in our Great British Beach Clean over nearly three decades, browse this year's events and join in.
Great British Beach Clean 2022 results
2022 saw another year of brilliant volunteers from across the UK get involved in the Great British Beach Clean. People young and old took part in a quest to clear their local beaches, streets and parks of litter, and record their findings.
Great British Beach Clean 2021 results
It was fantastic to see so many people from across the UK get involved in this year's Great British Beach Clean. Volunteers young and old took part in a quest to clear their local beaches, streets and parks of litter and record their findings.
Great British Beach Clean 2020 results
In 2020, our Great British Beach Clean looked a little different due to Covid. Our organisers downsized their beach cleans to small groups and enlisted friends, families and ‘bubbles’ to help clear beaches of litter and take part in the citizen science project.