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  We often think exciting species only exist in exotic, distant locations. But you’d be amazed at the array of species living on our coastal doorstep - from dolphins, whales and sharks to seahorses, corals and solar-powered sea slugs! These...

Following the discovery of microplastics at the top of Snowdon a scientific expedition has been launched to investigate plastic pollution in all the UK’s national parks. An outdoor swimmer, a scientist and an environmental organisation (us!) have teamed-up to test...

  We are organising the UK’s biggest beach clean weekend, the Big Spring Beach Clean. Up to 50,000 beach clean volunteers expected to participate at beaches across the UK. The events will also include the UK’s biggest Plastic Pollution Brand...

  Mass Unwrap 2020 calls on communities across the UK to highlight the scale of pointless plastic packaging in supermarkets. This high impact, fun and non-confrontational action is a way for shoppers to send a clear message to supermarket bosses,...

  A Decade for Ocean Activism 2020 welcomes the start of the new decade and an opportunity for us to reflect on our 30 year legacy of high-impact environmental campaigning, and look forward to further establish ourselves as one of...

[caption id="attachment_77049" align="alignnone" width="660"] Greg Martin[/caption]   Communities are being urged to brace the bitter winter weather as storms sweep the UK - all in a bid to tackle plastic pollution. The move comes as marine conservation charity Surfers Against...

During 2020, Glyn Macey will be exploring and painting at 180 stunningly diverse locations on the English Coast to document and capture the enviromental and cultural changes found around our coastline. He will be starting in Cornwall, and visiting Cumbria,...

Radical Activism & Radical Hope Thank You 2019 has been another momentous year for Surfers Against Sewage, from the front line of radical activism at beaches, to our campaigners applying pressure for radical change in legislation in Westminster, we’ve made...

  At Christmastime we’re surrounded by images of cute and cuddly creatures great and small - from fuzzy baby polar bears and doe-eyed seals, to waddling penguins. But what about those scaly or slimy animals not fortunate enough to conform...