Over 60 people helped with the weekend cleanup of local nature reserve Chessel Bay, but concerns about 'nurdles', or plastic pellets, in the Itchen continues. 
Read a write up on Friends of Weston Shore website

Over 60 people, including junior wardens (pictured below) helped with the weekend cleanup of local nature reserve Chessel Bay, but concerns about 'nurdles', or plastic pellets, in the Itchen continues.  

They are thought to be a by-product of the plastics industry, and the Envrionment Agency has said it will look into the problem. You can download survey results about plastic pellet pollution from Friends of Chessel Bay’s website (PDF).

Junior Wardens help out at Chessel Bay litter pick.

Photographs: Ann MacGillivray