South Downs Youth Action

School Summer holidays 2019: Today we attended the first ever South Downs National Park Youth Action Day. It was a plastic pollution action day at Seven Sister Country Park. We all met at the visitor centre and then headed down to the estuary and beach. Armed with rubbish bags and pickers it was our job to tackle as much rubbish and plastic as possible. On the surface the area seemed to be pretty litter free, but as you looked closer it was astonishing and frightening how much plastic was embedded amongst the salt marsh vegetation and in the soil. In particular the micro plastic nodules which were just every where. Whilst the day brought home the reality of the plastic problem we face as humankind it was nonetheless inspiring and enjoyable. We also met other youth volunteers and staff from the South Downs National Park Authority.