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Sept 2021
'Just use a bin': volunteers appeal over increasing litter in the Pinewoods
The amount of litter in the Pinewoods is increasing, according to a local conservation group.
Over the weekend, volunteers from Pinewoods Conservation Group photographed piles of bottles, cans and plastic left in the 96-acre Harrogate woodland.
Neil Hind, chair of the group, called on people visiting the area to take their rubbish with them:
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Mr Hind said litter has always been a problem in the Pinewoods but it became worse during lockdowns — and improvements haven't been seen since restrictions eased.
Although volunteers are often out collecting litter, he said their efforts should "be unnecessary” because the mess damages wildlife and looks unpleasant.
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