Leave No Trace Ireland asking County Derry community to join in a community clean up at Benone Beach

Leave No Trace Ireland is asking members of the community in County Derry to join in a community clean up at Benone Beach , Derry ( situated 12 miles north of Limavady on the A2 coast road)  on Friday 26th July as part of a weekend of events culminating in Love This Place Day on Sunday 28th July.

The Benone Beach  clean up takes place on Friday between 10:00 am - 1:00 pm and will be led by Leave No Trace Trainers. You can take part by signing up at https://www.leavenotraceireland.org/training-events-page/

Leave No Trace CEO , Maura Kiely said the Benone clean-up is just one of a number of activities to mark Love This Place Day by encouraging people to take  a simple action that helps protect the natural environment and shows care and respect for outdoor spaces.

Speaking ahead of National Love This Place Day, Leave No Trace Ireland CEO, Maura Kiely said:

“We want National Love This Place Day to become established in the calendar as an annual call out to inspire individuals, communities and organisation to  take simple actions to actively respect and protect our wonderful outdoor spaces and natural environment. This weekend, culminating in Love This Place Day on Sunday, is a fantastic opportunity for everyone to show their enthusiasm and support for a movement for positive change in how we care for, and protect, the natural world and our outdoor public spaces.”

There are several ways that Leave No Trace Ireland and its campaign partners are encouraging people to celebrate Love This Place Day this Sunday (28th July) including.

•  Plan a 2-minute clean-up with friends, family, colleagues, or solo.
•  Volunteer with a local community or eco group, such as Tidy Towns.
•  Join a nature walk or hike to appreciate and learn about the natural environment.
•  Take the Love This Place Promise on the Leave No Trace website.
• The Love This Place Promise can be found via this link https://www.leavenotraceireland.org/love-this-place-leave-no-trace/

We are asking the public to share their activities on the day.

• Take a photo or video of your action for Love This Place Day, tag Leave No Trace Ireland and use the #LoveThisPlaceDay
• We are also inviting members of the public to enter a competition. All they have to do is via Instagram stories to take a photo or video of their action for Love This Place Day, tag Leave No Trace Ireland and use the #LoveThisPlaceDay.
• The competition, with a prize of a €150 gift voucher for the Great Outdoors, will close on Sunday 28th July at midnight. A winner will be chosen from the entries.

Author, outdoor enthusiast and founder of the Hike Life, Roz Purcell, is again supporting National ‘Love This Place Day’ with a special Hike Life event on Friday 26th from 11am to 2pm. To join Roz please go to @thehikelife on Instagram to sign up for this event.

National Leave No Trace Day is part of the 2024 Love This Place National Awareness Campaign which promotes responsible enjoyment of Ireland’s rich natural heritage of outdoor spaces and environment.

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Leave No Trace is joined in marking National Love This Place Day 2024 by its core partners, including Fáilte Ireland, Sport Ireland, the National Parks and Wildlife Service, the Department of Rural and Community Development, Dublin City Council, the Office of Public Works, Coillte, and Waterways Ireland. The campaign is also supported by Fingal County Council, Galway County Council, Wicklow County Council.

For further information and guidance on responsible outdoor engagement, visit  https://www.leavenotraceireland.org/love-this-place-leave-no-trace.