Upcoming sessions
Saturday 17th August – 10 am to 12 noon
Saturday 21st September 5 – 7pm
(this will be a nurdle hunt at Camber Sands)
Saturday 19th October – 10 am to 12 noon
Saturday 23rd November – 10 am to 12 noon
Are you aged 10 to 18?
Are you interested in wildlife and the environment?
Want to know more about climate change and human action?
How about joining a Young Strandliners group?
Email to find out more.
We will…
Discover the stories our coastal wildlife can tell us,
Become citizen scientists,
Learn how our actions impact the environment,
Enjoy wild beach activities.
We can campaign for a better environment.
What will the group do?
Topics and activities may include…
Plastic pollution
Microplastic (nurdles & more)
Citizen science surveys
Seaweed search – climate change & biodiversity indicators
Shark, skate & ray egg case identification & recording
Rock pooling
Plastic polymers
A guide to environmental organisations
Black light investigation
Beachcombing (trash & treasure)
Coastline biodiversity (Bioblitz)
Creating local change
Here are some of our sessions from this year…
July
After some health and safety training with the throw line, we observed the wildlife around the Military Canal and took water samples for testing. We also tested the samples that our young volunteers had brought with them. There were some surprising results!
May/June
We looked at the sunken forest and explored the rock pools. We finished the morning with a plastics investigation – which plastics float and which sink? Does saltwater make a difference? Why?
April
We found more than 20 different species in our strandline bio-blitz, and then finished the morning with a stone tower competition. You can see the results of our bio-blitz here.
And in 2023…
August
In our first session, we investigated a mass stranding of whitebait along the high tide line. Why were so many washed up? What had been chasing them?
September
This was a MCS beach survey & clean up with the Beach Club @10am
Young Strandliners saw how an OSPAR survey works.
October
This session focused on visible microplastic, nurdles and bio-beads, to coincide with the Great Nurdle Hunt (FIDRA). Unfortunately this had to be cancelled to gale force winds. Young Strandliners were invited to join us at Camber for our Nurdle Hunt.
November
Young Strandliners were invited to join us at Ocean Symposium in Bexhill.