Keep Scotland Beautiful

01/09/2026

Last Friday we took part in two litter picks in support of Balanced Horizon Charity 's Big Forth Clean Up event 🚮

Our Campaigns team started the morning with a litter pick along the riverbank in the Raploch. As well as completing six Upstream Battle® surveys, the team managed to collect four bags of litter as well as a pram, preventing it all from ending up in the river.

We then headed through to Grangemouth to support Let’s get Grangemouth Clean with a pick along the grange burn, removing 20 bags of litter alongside three trolleys and lots of scooters.

Plenty of cans and vapes were also found.

We were proud to support this brilliant initiative by Balanced Horizon. If you want to get involved in keeping Scotland beautiful, visit https://www.keepscotlandbeautiful.org/clean-up-scotland/ for more information.

31/08/2026

Our Climate Action Month kicks off tomorrow! We have Live Lessons, we have an assembly, we have prizes and we have a fantastic team ready to deliver it all 🤩

We'd love to have as many nurseries and schools take part so please have a look at what we've got planned and register now if you're interested: https://www.keepscotlandbeautiful.org/news/2026/august/september-is-climate-action-month/

30/08/2026

Our Communities Manager Katie recently attended a workshop with Historic Environment Scotland and Volunteer Scotland to discuss the vision and aspirations for volunteering across the heritage sector in Scotland.

It was really interesting learning about Historic Environment Scotland's plans and hearing examples of best practice from charities across Scotland.

Volunteers are an essential part of our work to keep Scotland beautiful. As well as recruiting and training our own volunteers, offers free training to support volunteer groups to improve their local places. Check out our Cultural Heritage Skills Training offer on our website: https://www.keepscotlandbeautiful.org/our-heritage-our-future/heritage-and-climate-skills/

28/08/2026

Our latest Climate Action Schools Impact Report celebrates the fantastic achievements of young people and educators across Scotland. It is also a testament to our small and mighty team delivering in every local authority in Scotland.

As the only organisation in Scotland delivering climate education at scale across all educational settings, including in Gaelic, we remain dedicated to making our support as accessible to as many people as possible. Our vision is for every setting in Scotland to be an Eco-School. Over the coming year we aim to expand and grow our role in leading and delivering climate education and contributing to national outcomes and targets.

Read our report now: https://www.keepscotlandbeautiful.org/about-us/our-reports-and-publications/

27/08/2026

Team headed “doon the watter” this week to deliver the accredited Sharing Heritage Stories unit with Argyll Community Learning and Development team.

We chatted about the history of Dunoon as a holiday destination from Glasgow, and how the historic Victorian pier has changed use over time. Set at the south end of the Cowal Peninsula, Dunoon is surrounded by incredible built, natural and cultural heritage including Benmore Botanic Gardens, the famous Cowal Highland Games, and the Ardhallow Battery.

With so many topics to choose from, participants are hard at work conducting local research to narrow down their ideas. We can’t wait to help them bring these stories to life!

Find out more about Our Heritage, Our Future here: https://www.keepscotlandbeautiful.org/our-heritage-our-future/


Historic Environment Scotland
The National Lottery Heritage Fund

26/08/2026

Happy International Dog Day! 🐶

doesn't need a reason to share photos of our best boys and girls, but we wanted to take today to remind all dog owners how important it is to . Dog fouling is one of the top 10 types of litter we regularly see. So, whenever you're out on a walk, remember to bag it AND bin it, and let's keep Scotland beautiful together 💩

Now we've got our ask out of the way, please enjoy these brilliant photos of some of our team's amazing four-legged friends 🐕

25/08/2026

This September we are going big with a full month of climate action activities for young people to get involved in, including a collective climate challenge, story time for younger pupils, interactive lesson for older pupils (in English and Gaelic) and a live Q&A with a climate expert for high schools. Your setting could even host our assembly which will line up with The Scottish Government's Climate Week.

Interested in getting involved? Visit our website for all the details and information on how to apply for your school or nursery to be this year's assembly host: https://www.keepscotlandbeautiful.org/live-lessons/climate-action/cam2026/


Net Zero Scotland

24/08/2026

We're hosting a litter pick along the River Forth in Stirling this Friday to support The Big Forth Clean Up weekend with Balanced Horizon Charity 🚮

Almost 13 million tonnes of plastic enters the marine environment every year. Together, we can reduce that number by litter picking alongside our waterways and stopping these materials entering our rivers and being washed out to sea.

Want to get involved? We'd love to have you join us. We've got everything you need, just come along and get involved. Register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/big-forth-clean-up-tickets-1996113853269?aff=oddtdtcreator&_gl=1*1o0zv91*_up*MQ..*_ga*MTE3NjUyMzg2Ny4xNzg2OTYyNDE2*_ga_TQVES5V6SH*czE3ODY5NjI0MTUkbzEkZzEkdDE3ODY5NjI0MTUkajYwJGwwJGgw

23/08/2026

This September we'll be running a month of Climate Action for schools with online lessons, activities and challenges across the month. You can register your school to take part on our website and find out more about how it all contributes to .
https://www.keepscotlandbeautiful.org/live-lessons/climate-action/cam2026/

22/08/2026

Who is it that litters and why? Research shows 50% of people do.... but why.... find out the answer on the Community Litter Hub - home to so many resources, links, explanations and ideas for you to try out in your own community. https://www.keepscotlandbeautiful.org/community-litter-hub/learn/causes-of-litter/

Welcome to your community litter hub – a dedicated place for information, advice and support to empower you to tackle the litter emergency.