Young Strandliners

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

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?

A strandline bio-blitz

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…

September
This was a MCS beach survey & clean up with the Beach Club @10am
Young Strandliners saw how an OSPAR survey works.

November
Young Strandliners were invited to join us at Ocean Symposium in Bexhill.