Join us for a beach clean at Red Acre Beach in Seaham as part of the Great British Beach Clean 2026 and help keep our coast litter free!

Come along to Red Acre and help us clean the beach during the Marine Conservation Society's Great British Beach Clean Week so it is a better and safer place for wildlife, and us! We will also be carrying out some Marine Conservation Society Litter Surveys, to record the types of litter that we find.

Marine pollution is one of the biggest threats to our oceans’ health; plastic is found almost everywhere, causing ingestion by or entanglement of marine wildlife. 20,000 tonnes of plastic are dumped in the North Sea each year.

Plastic poses the biggest threat to marine wildlife as it doesn’t just disappear; it simply breaks down into smaller and smaller pieces, and has detrimental effects on food chains, working its way up from the tiniest plankton into the bodies of sharks, whales and dolphins. Any litter removed from a natural ecosystem helps wildlife and creates a better space for humans too!

Meeting Location: Please meet on the beach for 1pm which is located on the left just before the road dips down to Seaham Marina (SR7 7EE).

All litter picking equipment & bags supplied

Please wear clothes and sturdy footwear suitable for the weather.

Nearby toilet facilities available at Seaham Marina.

FREE parking is available at the Dock Top Car Park(SR7 7DR).

PAID parking is available nearby at Terrace Green Car Park (SR7 7EU) and Seaham Harbour Car Park (SR7 7EE).

The nearest bus stop is found opposite the entrance to the beach on A182, Interchange stop.

Access to the beach includes steps and steep inclines/declines

Description supplied by the event organiser.