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Dreadful weather, but our two Senior OWLs were up for it, underlining our proud boast that we’ll turn up whatever the weather.

No time to lose – the sooner it was started the sooner it would be finished.

Not sure what part of the body this self-adhesive Heat Pad might have been attached to…?! Gives a whole new meaning to willy-warmers!

Plenty for us to do. We wonder if guys chuck tissues around their homes in the same way they seem to do here – despite there being a rubbish sack nearby.

Someone has brought their reading material – presumably in case it’s not busy?

Time for some warming refreshments – much needed on a cold wet day like today.

Then a few final areas to visit. We wonder if this was for use before or after? (hopefully not during!)

We reckon it is so much better for everyone when there’s no litter spoiling the place.

At the end some heavy and very full bags, including a mega-bag from the OWL bin – giving the equivalent of eleven sacks of rubbish collected today.

And adding on the sacks of rubbish collected by our volunteers working solo at other times gives a grand total for the last month of twenty six sacks of rubbish!

 (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)

The Christmas Special Litterpick. Christmas Hats and Festive Refreshments. But the refreshments had to wait until the work was done.

Good to have experienced volunteers involved as it makes the task much easier.

Five volunteers, especially at this time of year, can work through all of the cruising area and the hotspots very efficiently.

Although not at ‘summer’ levels there was still plenty of litter to be collected.

Festive refreshments, much appreciated, provided by our Festive Christmas Elf (rumour has it that he’ll be emptying Santa’s sack later on).

Then just the bags to staple and take to the road ready for collection. Six bags of recyclable and eleven of general rubbish. Adding that to eleven bags collected by individual OWL litterpickers gives a total for this month of twenty eight sacks of litter.

A quick, efficient, session. But there was one more task to complete. The bin we’ve installed to make it easier for guys to dispose of their rubbish had taken a kicking and needed to be repaired. Again, our Christmas Elf is good with his hands and soon had it fixed.

Our next litterpick, the first in 2022, is on Tuesday, 4^th January.

 (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)

A good day for a group meeting of OWL litterpickers – the crisp autumn morning developed into a beautiful sunny day. Dry paths made it ideal for litterpicking.

Five OWLs (OWL = OUT With Litter) met up to deal with the litter strewn across the cruising ground and dropped into the rubbish sacks in the various hotspots.

Looks like someone has been gnawing on the log. Was the action that painful?!

Maybe they weren’t using sufficient lube? Not sure this is the answer!

With admirable attention to detail our two teams dealt with the busiest areas and soon it was time for a much-welcome refreshment break.

Then it was off for some solo work in the places less-visited by OWL volunteers on their usual routes. It’s surprising how many places get used. We still don’t understand why, when there’s a rubbish sack nearby, some guys still chuck their sexual debris on the ground or in the bushes. Rather than ‘fuck and chuck’ why not ‘shag and bag’?

But thanks, of course, to the many guys who are considerate in taking their rubbish away or putting it into the rubbish sacks.

Then back to the car park to seal the bags and stack them along the road ready for collection. A good haul. 12 sacks of general rubbish and 8 of recycling. Another impressive morning’s work.

That means a total in the last month, including the rubbish collected by volunteers working at other times, of 22 sacks of general rubbish and 20 of recyclable rubbish. 42 sacks altogether.

Our next litterpick is our Christmas Special on Tuesday, 7^th December.

 (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)

Unfortunately a perfect storm of non-attendees for this litterpick! Work commitments; injury; annual leave. And some pretty grim weather over the past 24 hours.

Meaning it was just two OWL volunteers who took on the task of today’s litterpick. But there was a task to be done, and done it was.

You have to wonder if it was some horny action in this hot spot that necessitated the need for these…

With two experienced litterpickers the work ran smoothly

These rubbish sacks are usually overflowing with litter, but clearly cooler weather has arrived and the nude sunbathing area is no longer so well-used.

We find all sorts of drug paraphernalia on our litterpicks. We’re pretty sure there’s no ‘magic’ high in this natural one.

The traditional ‘refreshment break’ pic

Then on to complete the task of clearing up everywhere in the woods. Was this for use before or after the oral action?!

A pretty good morning’s work. Ten sacks of rubbish collected; five of general rubbish and five of recyclables.

Giving altogether this last month, adding the numbers of sacks collected by individual volunteers, twenty sacks of general rubbish and twenty-one sacks of recyclables. A grand total of forty-one sacks..

 (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)