by Greener Orkney | Mar 9, 2026 | Uncategorized
Spring has arrived, and with it comes Orkney’s annual community cleanup campaign, Bag the Bruck, running throughout the month of April 2026. Residents, community groups, and volunteers of all ages are once again invited to take part in helping keep Orkney’s shores,...
by Greener Orkney | Feb 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
*** THIS OPPORTUNITY HAS NOW BEEN FILLED *** (THIS POST REMAINS ON THE SITE FOR ARCHIVAL PURPOSES) Greener Orkney is delighted to have received support from the Protected Areas Foundation to undertake important beach litter surveys in and around Scapa Flow during 2026...
by Daniel Wright | Jan 30, 2026 | Uncategorized
Greener Orkney has been awarded a grant from The Protected Areas Foundation to establish a year‑long programme of beach‑litter monitoring in and around Scapa Flow. The project will see four monitoring sites set up around Scapa Flow, with quarterly surveys over 12...
by Greener Orkney | Oct 20, 2025 | Uncategorized
Marine Litter Fortnight is Highlands & Islands Climate Hub’s two-week programme of lunchtime webinars, community discussions, and an in-person event with Green Hive. Discover what’s happening along our coastlines, how communities are tackling marine litter,...
by Greener Orkney | Oct 9, 2025 | Uncategorized
Marine waste that had been disfiguring the beach at Birsay for years was finally removed on 1 October in a joint effort between staff from SSEN (31) and volunteers from Greener Orkney (3). This large group of helpers, using a mixture of mechanised and hand operated...
by Greener Orkney | Sep 28, 2025 | Uncategorized
In conjunction with the Highlands and Islands Climate Festival and the Great British Beach Clean, over 20 volunteers worked in blustery conditions yesterday on Scapa beach and in an hour managed to remove 56kg of beach litter. Afterwards they enjoyed an excellent...
