Having noticed on previous outings that the unofficial carpark where we meet for the Tiny Forest is always very littery, we arranged a pre-forest litterpick.

I arrived early to complete my (walking cos I'm injured) hill reps, and had almost filled a bag before most people arrived, the litter was that bad! Soon the full team was out picking, including newbie Claire who turned up with her own brand new (and very fancy) litter picker, which made us all a little jealous!

Clearly this is a spot to come drinking, especially if you're a fan of Budweiser or Aspinall's. If only they were also a fan of taking their cans home at the end, not chucking them into a bramble hedge. Still, we were not defeated, and no bramble was left unturned.

After 45 minutes we had filled a whopping 14 bags full, so carried these all over to the nearest litter bin, and informed the council they'll be needing a bigger truck! On most of us went to the next task, pleased we had left the area looking far nicer.