Spring Pickers

Essex Wildlife Trust team litter pick bags

10 March - 19 March

Clean up our county by picking up 5 pieces of litter every day for 10 days.

Thanks to our amazing 2025 Spring Pickers for collecting over 36,800 pieces of litter across the county, giving our wildlife and the people of Essex a cleaner, safer environment to call home.

Our Spring Pickers challenge may be over this year, but there's never a bad time to litter-pick.

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Do a litter pick or beach clean!

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Spring Pickers in action

We look forward to seeing you in March 2026 for the next challenge!

Brentwood Ramblers group with litter pickers

Primary school children holding litter pickers and searching for litter

4 large bin bags of rubbish next to a bin after a litter pick

3 people holding a bin bag and litter picker next to a road

Sonny Pearce holding a piece of litter with his picker

Two young boys holding up litter pickers next to a hedge

Picture of 10 big bin bags filled with rubbish collected by volunteers

Photo of rubbish collected by 'Litter-less Leigh' in Southend.

Maldon and Dengie litter picking group.

TechWyse

Steve Sopp

Group of people litter picking for Spring Pickers holding bags of rubbish

South East Essex Ramblers doing a Spring Pickers litter pick.

Lottie Hall and friends

Littlebury Green community

Jimmy Waters

Chignal Parish community.

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Use gardening gloves or a litter picker if you can, but always be careful of sharp or dangerous objects. Avoid needles, electrical items, anything with potentially dangerous chemicals or human waste (like nappies). If you’re not sure what something is, don’t pick it up. If you’ve touched any litter, wash your hands afterwards. Please note, taking part in Spring Pickers is at your own risk.