The type and range of objects found on the beach is simply astonishing:
Things that have fallen from boats: anchors, ropes, tyres, etc.
Dead things: birds, fish, molluscs, shells, crabs, sharks, even a sheep once
Fishing equipment: nets, lines, hooks, sinkers, floats, buoys, etc.
Driftwood, large and small, logs, branches, twigs, plants
Stuff people have left: blankets, broken umbrellas, aerosols, lotion bottles, shoes, balls, frisbees
Litter: crisp wrappers, chip papers, tins, bottles, etc.
Thankfully, it is reasonably common now to see council workmen tidying the place up and bagging the litter. It would of course be preferable if the litter wasn’t dropped in the first place! There are bins about every 50 yards and they are emptied pretty much daily so there’s no excuse for this except lack of care and laziness.
We have accumulated a sizable collection of interesting items from the beach now. With waves the size of the one in the picture above it’s not surprising that even quite large and heavy objects get flung up onto the beach, during extreme weather conditions. Here are a few of the larger things we've found:
Cheers, Tom.
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