Litter picking at Styal on Sunday 18th December 2022

Seven of us met up at Quarry Bank Mill for a litter pick on our last workday of 2022.

We drove to the track alongside the airport.  The slush had frozen and it was very slippery, but we stuck to the edges looking for litter.

We worked our way down the lane and around the grounds of QBM.  Most of the rubbish was on the airport side and was the usual mix of bagged dog poo and discarded cups and bottles.  We found a drinks flask, a few car parts and several house doors dumped near the hotel.  We also found a snowman:

Morning break was Christmas cake, but we didn’t stop long as the weather was still cold.

We headed back to the QBM carpark to meet ranger Stu and have lunch, but the rain started and some of the paths were still closed so we called it a day.  Most of us set off home but Victor discovered he had lost his car keys!  Stu took him back to the spot where we had the morning break, but couldn’t find his keys.  Eventually Victor’s partner drove over with the spare key so he got home before it got dark.

Happy Christmas and hope to see you next year.

Jenny