Litter picks - Wednesday Warwick Wombles

Wednesday Warwick Wombles was launched in January 2023 and involves monthly lunchtime litter picks across campus for both staff and students. Sessions normally take place on the third Wednesday of every month from 12noon for approximately one hour. Bags, gloves and pickers are provided but please bring your own if you have them.

Sign up for the next session NOW and earn a point towards the Warwick Award after attending three litter picks. Sign ups will be open for the next month after the end of each event.

Dates for your diary:

Wednesday 20th November, 12-1pm
Wednesday 15th January, 12-1pm
Wednesday 19th February, 12-1pm
Wednesday 19th March, 12-1pm
Wednesday 16th April, 12-1pm
Wednesday 21st May, 12-1pm
Wednesday 18th June, 12-1pm

Please note: depending on the numbers of attendees, we may ask you to pair up and share a picker and rubbish bag with someone else. Please wear suitable footwear and be mindful of habitats when you are picking - try and stick to pathways.

Big Hog-Friendly Litter Pick Challenge

We are participating in the Big Hog-Friendly Litter Pick Challenge between 16th September and 29th November 2024. Wildlife (and indeed, our pets as well) often come in contact with rubbish, they can get entangled and trapped in it, sustaining injuries and sometimes even die as a result. By removing discarded litter from the environment, we can reduce this risk so that our beloved hedgehogs, birds and other wildlife can continue to use our green areas.

Help us help them!

You don't have to be a student or staff at the University of Warwick to contribute to the Big Hog-Friendly Litter Pick Challenge through us.

You can go litter picking even outside of university grounds such as in your local neighbourhood where you live or work, or at your favourite green space. All you have to do is to take photos of yourselves with the bags of litter you collected and send the pictures to sustainability@warwick.ac.uk.

We will prepare all the evidence of everyone's hard work and submit it together to the Hedgehog Friendly Campus initiative at the end of the Big Hog-Friendly Litter Pick Challenge.

Please remember to send us your name as we would like to thank you all personally, and it will also enable us to send every participant a digital certificate.

You can find our more about the results of our 2023 campaign here.

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