Beach Beth 🌊
@beachbeth1.bsky.social
My retirement project is helping keep the Firth of Clyde clean. The Clyde is a beautiful inland sea with porpoises, dolphins, seals, sometimes whales, and migratory seabirds like gannets #beachcleans #FirthofClyde #CowalPeninsula #Argyll&Bute #Scotland
6th Dec., part 2, inc. washing up tub, 3 footballs, 12 plastic bottles & fly-tipped bag of kitchen rubbish 😞🌊 #beachcleans #CowalPeninsula #ArgyllandButeScotland #FirthofClyde #theClyde
December 6, 2025 at 5:09 PM
6th Dec., part 2, inc. washing up tub, 3 footballs, 12 plastic bottles & fly-tipped bag of kitchen rubbish 😞🌊 #beachcleans #CowalPeninsula #ArgyllandButeScotland #FirthofClyde #theClyde
6th Dec. inc. wheel, 2 buoys, duvet and 17 bottles. Carload full for the dump (aka civic amenity site). Strong easterly winds have driven lots of bigger stuff to our coast this week😆🌊🌬️ #beachcleans #CowalPeninsula #ArgyllandButeScotland #FirthofClyde #theClyde
December 6, 2025 at 12:41 PM
6th Dec. inc. wheel, 2 buoys, duvet and 17 bottles. Carload full for the dump (aka civic amenity site). Strong easterly winds have driven lots of bigger stuff to our coast this week😆🌊🌬️ #beachcleans #CowalPeninsula #ArgyllandButeScotland #FirthofClyde #theClyde
5th Dec. inc. 8 bottles, kiddie pool, boat fender & 2 bags fly-tipped clothes. Need to dry them out & pass them on for donation. Bonus: wee Sponge Bob Square Pants 🌊😆 #beachcleans #CowalPeninsula #ArgyllandButeScotland #FirthofClyde #theClyde
December 5, 2025 at 2:07 PM
5th Dec. inc. 8 bottles, kiddie pool, boat fender & 2 bags fly-tipped clothes. Need to dry them out & pass them on for donation. Bonus: wee Sponge Bob Square Pants 🌊😆 #beachcleans #CowalPeninsula #ArgyllandButeScotland #FirthofClyde #theClyde
30th Nov. inc. 9 bottles 🌊😀 #beachcleans #CowalPeninsula #ArgyllandButeScotland #FirthofClyde #theClyde
November 30, 2025 at 12:02 PM
30th Nov. inc. 9 bottles 🌊😀 #beachcleans #CowalPeninsula #ArgyllandButeScotland #FirthofClyde #theClyde
29th Nov. inc. 12 bottles and bucket 🌊😆 #beachcleans #CowalPeninsula #ArgyllandButeScotland #FirthofClyde #theClyde
November 29, 2025 at 3:07 PM
29th Nov. inc. 12 bottles and bucket 🌊😆 #beachcleans #CowalPeninsula #ArgyllandButeScotland #FirthofClyde #theClyde
28th Nov. inc. 14 bottles, random plastics and two bits of the same traffic cone not far apart. Sadly, found this dead brown crab -- a lovely specimen 🌊🦀😢 #beachcleans #CowalPeninsula #ArgyllandButeScotland #FirthofClyde #theClyde
November 28, 2025 at 2:08 PM
28th Nov. inc. 14 bottles, random plastics and two bits of the same traffic cone not far apart. Sadly, found this dead brown crab -- a lovely specimen 🌊🦀😢 #beachcleans #CowalPeninsula #ArgyllandButeScotland #FirthofClyde #theClyde
27th Nov. inc. 18 bottles and a bucket. Yesterday I found this poster on the street -- it had been ripped off the Prom railing by the high winds. Probably can't go out tomorrow as winds gusting to 50mph 🌊🌬️😀 #beachcleans #CowalPeninsula #ArgyllandButeScotland #FirthofClyde #theClyde
November 27, 2025 at 10:49 AM
27th Nov. inc. 18 bottles and a bucket. Yesterday I found this poster on the street -- it had been ripped off the Prom railing by the high winds. Probably can't go out tomorrow as winds gusting to 50mph 🌊🌬️😀 #beachcleans #CowalPeninsula #ArgyllandButeScotland #FirthofClyde #theClyde
26th Nov. inc. 6 bottles. Found an unopened bag of mackerel fillets on the beach but, alas, didn't have my scissors. Walked a couple more steps & found a knife so left the food at the tideline! 😆🌊 #beachcleans #CowalPeninsula #ArgyllandButeScotland #FirthofClyde #theClyde
November 26, 2025 at 2:28 PM
26th Nov. inc. 6 bottles. Found an unopened bag of mackerel fillets on the beach but, alas, didn't have my scissors. Walked a couple more steps & found a knife so left the food at the tideline! 😆🌊 #beachcleans #CowalPeninsula #ArgyllandButeScotland #FirthofClyde #theClyde
25th Nov. inc. 31 bottles, 2 traffic cones, ginormous chunk of polystyrene, a car wheel & assorted plastics! Winds have blown much rubbish into Holy Loch this week 🌊😆 #beachcleans #CowalPeninsula #ArgyllandButeScotland #FirthofClyde #theClyde
November 25, 2025 at 3:53 PM
25th Nov. inc. 31 bottles, 2 traffic cones, ginormous chunk of polystyrene, a car wheel & assorted plastics! Winds have blown much rubbish into Holy Loch this week 🌊😆 #beachcleans #CowalPeninsula #ArgyllandButeScotland #FirthofClyde #theClyde
24th Nov. inc. 24 plastic bottles. Soooo much rubbish that I ran out of bags; luckily found two on the beach. After 3 hours didn't get all of it, but the big stuff is gone. Bonus find: Woody from Toy Story 🤠 😆🌊 #beachcleans #CowalPeninsula #ArgyllandButeScotland #FirthofClyde #theClyde
November 24, 2025 at 3:39 PM
24th Nov. inc. 24 plastic bottles. Soooo much rubbish that I ran out of bags; luckily found two on the beach. After 3 hours didn't get all of it, but the big stuff is gone. Bonus find: Woody from Toy Story 🤠 😆🌊 #beachcleans #CowalPeninsula #ArgyllandButeScotland #FirthofClyde #theClyde
23rd Nov. inc. 2 plastic jerry cans and barrel 🌊😀♻️ #beachcleans #CowalPeninsula #ArgyllandButeScotland #FirthofClyde #theClyde
November 23, 2025 at 10:10 AM
23rd Nov. inc. 2 plastic jerry cans and barrel 🌊😀♻️ #beachcleans #CowalPeninsula #ArgyllandButeScotland #FirthofClyde #theClyde
22nd Nov. inc 7 plastic bottles and short length of marine rope. Nice inversion on Holy Loch 😀🌥️🌊 #beachcleans #CowalPeninsula #ArgyllandButeScotland #FirthofClyde #theClyde
November 22, 2025 at 10:36 AM
22nd Nov. inc 7 plastic bottles and short length of marine rope. Nice inversion on Holy Loch 😀🌥️🌊 #beachcleans #CowalPeninsula #ArgyllandButeScotland #FirthofClyde #theClyde
21st Nov. beach tidy yielded some eclectic rubbish. Snow on the distant Arrochar Alps, Loch Long. Two large metal pieces to collect later with the husband. Large blue float has been on this beach a long time -- not sure how to dismantle and remove 😀🌊🏔️
November 21, 2025 at 12:13 PM
21st Nov. beach tidy yielded some eclectic rubbish. Snow on the distant Arrochar Alps, Loch Long. Two large metal pieces to collect later with the husband. Large blue float has been on this beach a long time -- not sure how to dismantle and remove 😀🌊🏔️
20th Nov. inc. 4 bottles, builders bag & random plastics. Sometimes when I start a beach clean, I think to myself, 'Oh, there's not much here'. But by the end, it's a good haul 😆🌊 #beachcleans #CowalPeninsula #ArgyllandButeScotland #FirthofClyde #theClyde
November 20, 2025 at 12:23 PM
20th Nov. inc. 4 bottles, builders bag & random plastics. Sometimes when I start a beach clean, I think to myself, 'Oh, there's not much here'. But by the end, it's a good haul 😆🌊 #beachcleans #CowalPeninsula #ArgyllandButeScotland #FirthofClyde #theClyde
19th Nov. inc. 12 bottles & floral green tray with foam. Old stable block for Toward Castle 🌊😀 #beachcleans #CowalPeninsula #ArgyllandButeScotland #FirthofClyde #theClyde
November 19, 2025 at 1:03 PM
19th Nov. inc. 12 bottles & floral green tray with foam. Old stable block for Toward Castle 🌊😀 #beachcleans #CowalPeninsula #ArgyllandButeScotland #FirthofClyde #theClyde
18th Nov. inc. 4 bottles 😆🌊 #beachcleans #CowalPeninsula #ArgyllandButeScotland #FirthofClyde #theClyde
November 18, 2025 at 10:24 AM
18th Nov. inc. 4 bottles 😆🌊 #beachcleans #CowalPeninsula #ArgyllandButeScotland #FirthofClyde #theClyde
17th Nov. inc. three bottles. Found a dead lesser-spotted dogfish (aka small-spotted catshark or rockfish). Brilliant sunshine, Holy Loch 🌊🌞🦢🦈
November 17, 2025 at 1:49 PM
17th Nov. inc. three bottles. Found a dead lesser-spotted dogfish (aka small-spotted catshark or rockfish). Brilliant sunshine, Holy Loch 🌊🌞🦢🦈
Brrrr, was 2c (35f) when I went out this morning for my beach clean 🌊🥶 #beachcleans #CowalPeninsula #ArgyllandButeScotland #FirthofClyde #theClyde
November 16, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Brrrr, was 2c (35f) when I went out this morning for my beach clean 🌊🥶 #beachcleans #CowalPeninsula #ArgyllandButeScotland #FirthofClyde #theClyde
Found this rear car seat on the West Bay on Thursday but it was much too heavy for me to move. Husband kindly helped me haul it off the beach and I've requested the Council to uplift 🌊 #beachcleans #CowalPeninsula #ArgyllandButeScotland #FirthofClyde #theClyde
November 15, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Found this rear car seat on the West Bay on Thursday but it was much too heavy for me to move. Husband kindly helped me haul it off the beach and I've requested the Council to uplift 🌊 #beachcleans #CowalPeninsula #ArgyllandButeScotland #FirthofClyde #theClyde
15th Nov. inc. 3 plastic bottles and assorted random plastics 😆🌊 #beachcleans #CowalPeninsula #ArgyllandButeScotland #FirthofClyde #theClyde
November 15, 2025 at 12:14 PM
15th Nov. inc. 3 plastic bottles and assorted random plastics 😆🌊 #beachcleans #CowalPeninsula #ArgyllandButeScotland #FirthofClyde #theClyde
14th Nov. inc. 17 bottles, metal cauldron & builder's bag. Some naughty person fly-tipped their leftover plastic plant pots & misc. garden rubbish on the access path to the West Bay 😒 🌊 #beachcleans #CowalPeninsula #ArgyllandButeScotland #FirthofClyde #theClyde
November 14, 2025 at 12:32 PM
14th Nov. inc. 17 bottles, metal cauldron & builder's bag. Some naughty person fly-tipped their leftover plastic plant pots & misc. garden rubbish on the access path to the West Bay 😒 🌊 #beachcleans #CowalPeninsula #ArgyllandButeScotland #FirthofClyde #theClyde
13th Nov. inc. 12 plastic bottles & large random plastics. This rear car seat was too heavy for me but husband said he would help! Stormy seas yield interesting finds today 😀 #beachcleans #CowalPeninsula #ArgyllandButeScotland #FirthofClyde #theClyde
November 13, 2025 at 12:07 PM
13th Nov. inc. 12 plastic bottles & large random plastics. This rear car seat was too heavy for me but husband said he would help! Stormy seas yield interesting finds today 😀 #beachcleans #CowalPeninsula #ArgyllandButeScotland #FirthofClyde #theClyde
12th Nov. inc. 8 bottles, bucket, large random plastic and outdoor cushion. After non-stop rain yesterday, a sunshiny day at Ardnadam 🌊🌞 #beachcleans #CowalPeninsula #ArgyllandButeScotland #FirthofClyde #theClyde
November 12, 2025 at 1:56 PM
12th Nov. inc. 8 bottles, bucket, large random plastic and outdoor cushion. After non-stop rain yesterday, a sunshiny day at Ardnadam 🌊🌞 #beachcleans #CowalPeninsula #ArgyllandButeScotland #FirthofClyde #theClyde
11th Nov. inc. 15 bottles and two larger plastics 🌊 #beachcleans #CowalPeninsula #ArgyllandButeScotland #FirthofClyde #theClyde
November 11, 2025 at 10:48 AM
11th Nov. inc. 15 bottles and two larger plastics 🌊 #beachcleans #CowalPeninsula #ArgyllandButeScotland #FirthofClyde #theClyde
10th Nov. inc. 12 bottles. Atmospheric skies & low tide on the East Bay, Dunoon 🌊 🌥️ #beachcleans #CowalPeninsula #ArgyllandButeScotland #FirthofClyde #theClyde
November 10, 2025 at 11:13 AM
10th Nov. inc. 12 bottles. Atmospheric skies & low tide on the East Bay, Dunoon 🌊 🌥️ #beachcleans #CowalPeninsula #ArgyllandButeScotland #FirthofClyde #theClyde