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Projects & Campaigns

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Our Projects and Campaigns

Encouraging shops to stop selling BBQs

Encouraging shops to stop selling BBQs

Dont Poop and Run! Bag it and Bin it

Dont Poop and Run! Bag it and Bin it

Calling for the use of Fireworks, Helium Balloons and Lanterns to stop!

Calling for the use of Fireworks, Helium Balloons and Lanterns to stop!

Reducing single-use plastic in our communities

Reducing single-use plastic in our communities

Helping to reduce cigarette butt litter within Dorset

Helping to reduce cigarette butt litter within Dorset

Aimed at those who toss their rubbish out of car windows

Aimed at those who toss their rubbish out of car windows

Campaign for a UK deposit return scheme

Campaign for a UK deposit return scheme

Reducing roadside litter along Dorset’s roadside verges

Reducing roadside litter along Dorset’s roadside verges

Litter Free Coast and Sea

Tweets by @LitterFreeCoast

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Did you know that rubbish tossed from your car inl

Did you know that rubbish tossed from your car inland can end up in our waterways and out to sea? Wind and rain can easily transport litter down roadside drains, that often connect up to surface water sewers leading directly into our rivers and the sea. Please remember to always #LoveYourVerge and take your litter home to responsibly dispose of there! ⁠
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#TakeYourRubbishHome #ThankYouForNotLittering #RespectProtectEnjoy

A huge well done and thank you to 6-year old local

A huge well done and thank you to 6-year old local #LitterHero Marley who over the weekend completed a 12-hour sponsored litter pick, raising almost £1,500 for @dorsetwildlife and Hamworthy Hedgehog Rescue while removing 17 bin liners worth of litter from his local area! 🙌

#BBQsBurnMoreThanBangers - Don’t use BBQs on hea

#BBQsBurnMoreThanBangers - Don’t use BBQs on heathland and always take your rubbish home @dorsetheaths

Posted @withregram • @dwfirerescue An Amber wildfire alert has been issued for the Dorset and Wiltshire area from today, due to the dry and windy conditions. We don't want another incident like the major fire in Wareham Forest last year so please follow these top tips if you're out and about:
• Don’t have barbecues or campfires on the heath or in open spaces; the risk of a fire starting is too great in the current conditions.
• Extinguish cigarettes properly, don’t throw cigarette ends on the ground or out of car windows – take your litter home.
• If you see a fire in the countryside, call 999 and report it immediately to the Fire & Rescue Service. Please provide as much detail as possible about location and access, but also make sure you are in a safe place.

#dorset #wiltshire #wildfirewarning #firefighters #respectprotectenjoy #befireaware

Happy Easter Sunday! 🐰🥚 When out and about t

Happy Easter Sunday! 🐰🥚 When out and about this Easter, please hold onto your rubbish until able to dispose of it responsibly in a bin! Many of Dorset's verges connect up to farming fields full of cute lambs, cows and other animals who may mistake your litter as food! 🐏🐄🚮 #LoveYourVerge #ThankYouForNotLittering #RespectProtectEnjoy

Love these!! 🐄 🌈 Posted @withregram • @st

Love these!! 🐄 🌈

Posted @withregram • @studlandbay_nt There's some new faces at Studland Bay! See if you can find our 10 arty cows hidden in the dunes, they represent the real cows coming this summer!

Find the first one at Shell Bay... Over Easter we will have a cow engagement table at the boardwalk from Shell Bay car park (11am-3pm, every day except Mondays and Tuesdays). Come and say hello to us, learn about cows and pick up an activity sheet! 🎨🐮🎨🐮🎨🐮

With lockdown restrictions easing and sunny spring

With lockdown restrictions easing and sunny spring weather forecast for the next few days, why not check out our Litter Free On-the-Go Toolkit for some quick tips and reminders for reducing waste while out and about? ☀🛍️🚬💩🚮⁠
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#LitterFreeDrst #ReuseRefuseRefill #BinYourButt #LoveYourVerge #BagItBinIt

Posted @withregram • @mylifewithwildlife #loveyo

Posted @withregram • @mylifewithwildlife #loveyourverge 🏵 🌼 🌻

It was a fun day at work today with popping out these new signs on grass verges across Dorset.
The plan is to promote long grasses being left in certain areas and across the county and with lots of new wildflower areas dotted around too!
There are 4 different designs for you to keep your eye out for 😁🙌🤘
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#wildlife #britishwildlife #wildflowers #nature #naturephotograpy #photography #animalphotos #instafocus #insects #butterfly #savethebees #countryside #conservation #flowers #wildlifephotography #wildlifeofinstagram #wildlifeonearth #dorset #jurrasiccoast
#inmygarden #garden #greatoutdoors #getoutdoors #blogger #mentalhealth #wellness #mentalhealthawareness #mindfulness #ilovenature

Fantastic window display at Halstock village shop

Fantastic window display at Halstock village shop by @litter_free_west_dorset supporting the #loveyourverge campaign! 🐝🦔🌼

Huge Thank you to the @dorsetcounciluk green space

Huge Thank you to the @dorsetcounciluk green space team for putting out the #LoveYourVerge signs this week!! Big up @darylpearce1986 #pollinators🐝 #getdorsetbuzzing 🌼🌸🌼

With spring in the air and fields and roadsides be

With spring in the air and fields and roadsides beginning to burst with colour, it's time to launch a new campaign #LoveYourVerge! 🦔🌱🌻

Check in on #LitterFreeDrst and @dorsetcounciluk social media for information about our five roadside friends, how the council's Coast and Greenspace Service manage our roadside verges and how you can help keep Dorset's roadsides looking fabulous!

Click the link in our bio for more information about the campaign.

#LitterFreeHedgehog #TakeYourRubbishHome #ThankYouForNotLittering

Great to see this #DontPoopAndRun sign recently di

Great to see this #DontPoopAndRun sign recently displayed at the Holmwood Park SANG in Ferndown. A reminder to always #BagItBinIt and #LeaveOnlyPawprints! 🐾🐶💩🚮

Wimborne was looking lovely in the sunshine this m

Wimborne was looking lovely in the sunshine this morning! ☀️ #LitterFreeDrst have been busy adorning the bins to remind people to take their rubbish home if the bin is full. Who would want to mess with this otter?! 👀🗑️ #TakeYourRubbishHome

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