Scottish Seabird Centre Fisherrow Fridays: Beach Cleans

Join the Scottish Seabird Centre, Scottish Coastal Cleanup and Fisherrow Harbour and Seafront Association for a community beach clean along Fisherrow Sands in Musselburgh. The event is focused on tackling marine litter and helping to make the coastline a cleaner, healthier place while enjoying the local marine wildlife and working alongside other volunteers.

The clean-up covers the sandy stretch between Fisherrow Harbour and the mouth of the River Esk. Volunteers are given beach cleaning kit, including gloves, hand sanitiser, bin bags and pickers, and a health and safety briefing is provided before heading out.

The group may also record the litter found, and if there is enough interest on the day, a Marine Conservation Society litter survey may take place.

The route can include gentle slopes, uneven sand, rocky ground and slippery surfaces, and the event lasts around 1 to 1.5 hours. The harbour office is the meeting point, with free parking nearby and public toilets available at Fisherrow Harbour. Friendly, quiet dogs are welcome on a short lead.