From takeaway containers to tiny plastic fragments, marine litter remains a daily reality on UK’s shores – despite signs of progress.   Ahead of Global Recycling Day, 18 March, the Marine Conservation Society is releasing recent findings from its…

Representatives of the RNLI were today (12 March), honoured to welcome Their Royal Highnesses, The Prince and Princess of Wales as they visited one of London’s four RNLI lifeboat stations…

The Marine Conservation Society has launched its annual State of our Beaches 2025 report, using data gathered from beach clean volunteers across the UK, alongside a new interactive data dashboard.   Last year in Scotland alone, 3,763 volunteers…

As British Science Week (6–15 March) continues, Sea Cadets is calling for more volunteers across the UK to help young people discover the power of science, technology, engineering and maths…

The Marine Conservation Society has released its annual State of our Beaches report, using data collected by almost 15,000 volunteers who surveyed 141,656 metres of coastline in 2025. The charity has also launched a new interactive data dashboard covering its 31-year dataset.  Nearly 50,000 (49,771) drinks-related litter items such as cans…

As families celebrate Mother’s Day, one expectant mother will be marking the occasion with her lifesaving Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) family. Emily Craven, 27, has volunteered alongside her fiancé,…

A symbolic exchange of water between the Scottish Maritime Museum’s ‘Denny Tank’ – the oldest surviving ship model experiment tank in the world – and the University of Michigan’s newly upgraded 122-year-old…

Leading wildlife charity, Butterfly Conservation, is calling on the public to prepare for a bumper summer of butterflies. This year, alongside its hugely popular Big Butterfly Count, the charity is…