Nine shotgun cartridges, two lobster tags from Maine, USA, and a drinks can ‘for on board airline consumption only’ manufactured in South Africa were just some of the items among 100s of pieces of litter collected from a beach clean in Saundersfoot this month.

Earlier this month, a small but merry band of volunteers braved the glorious Welsh weather to take advantage of a low tide to clean up from Saundersfoot back beach along to Monkstone.

“10 creels, a wheel and three large sacks of plastic were picked up and lugged back to the harbour using trolleys, a wheelbarrow and sheer determination,” said Julie Davies, on of the volunteers.

The sacks were brought home and counted, and included:

7kg of plastic including 2kg of rope and net scraps; 6 insoles; 1 trainer; 3 shoe soles; 3 flip flops; 27 plastic bottles including 1 Dutch one; 2 lobster tags from Maine, USA; 1 bait jar; 18 shotgun wads; 9 shotgun cartridges; 7 drinks cans including 1 ‘for on board airline and maritime consumption only’ manufactured in South Africa; 4 tampon applicators; 3 pieces of sanitary towel plastic; 52 bottle caps; 24 lumps of polystyrene; 5 pieces of insulation board; 1 spanish language coffee pod; 2 plastic vials of salbutamol; 3 balloons with long plastic ribbons attached; 1 ventolin pump; 1 McFlurry spoon; 182 pieces of unknown plastic.

“Thanks to Sam and Kim from the Ecoast shop in Saundersfoot for organising the clean with help from Pembrokeshire Beach Cleans; Saundersfoot Harbour for holding the creels until they could be picked up; and to PCC who collected them for disposal,” continued Julie.

“Also hats off to a pupil from Golden Grove School, who was positively fizzing with enthusiasm and determination and managed to retrieve stuck creels from between rocks, brought back a wheel and also helped to clean the pebble banks on Monkstone beach.

“All in the lashing rain, he's an Eco Warrior we all need!” she added.