#30DaysWild Day 14 – Let’s talk about litter

Last year I was particularly impressed by several #30DayWilders who wrote on the Facebook group about doing litter picks with their children as one of their acts of wildness.

It’s something I would like to do with the mini

s when they are older too.

At the moment I think they’re too young and might enthusiastically tackle the task before I’m able to discern whether what

they are picking up may hurt them or not so I currently mainly talk about how we don’t litter ourselves and if they point anything out say that it was wrong of people to drop it.

One item of litter I often can’t help myself picking up though is the plastic rings that tie beer cans together.

There is something specific I learnt about at primary school about birds such as swans and ducks getting their neck

s stuck in them that has evidently stuck in my mind and compels me to make sure they are disposed of more carefully.

So I was particularly proud of Luke recently bringing me one and saying “bin”.

Double proof that it does pay to start e

arly when encouraging young conservationists.

At least the plastic rings don’t have sharp edges although now I have to

be hyper aware of what behaviours of mine he may copy next!