How You Can Help

Make a Difference: Volunteer With Us!

Passionate about ocean conservation and reducing plastic pollution? Become part of the Final Straw Foundation’s incredible volunteer community and help us protect our coastlines, wildlife, and planet.

Whether you want to get hands-on with beach cleans, inspire change at community events, engage young minds through school workshops, or create digital content that drives action, there’s a place for you in our team.

Join a Beach Clean: Take direct action for cleaner, healthier oceans! Sign up for one of our wildlife-friendly beach cleans and help remove harmful litter from local beaches.

Volunteer Roles – How You Can Help

Beach Clean Lead Volunteer

Lead the charge against ocean pollution! Support our team by:

Setting up equipment
Guiding volunteers
Sorting litter into recyclable and non-recyclable waste

No prior experience is required, just enthusiasm and a love for the environment.
Time commitment: 3 hours per event (09:30–12:30 or 13:30–16:30).
Training provided.

Event Volunteer

Help us spread the word at local fairs, markets, and environmental events. You’ll:

Raise awareness about plastic pollution and ocean protection
Engage with the public
Sign up new volunteers

Water Quality Tester

Water Quality Volunteers play a vital role in helping the Final Straw Foundation monitor and protect the health of the Solent’s coastal waters. Through regular water sampling and data collection, volunteers contribute valuable information that helps identify pollution issues, track environmental changes, and support evidence-based conservation efforts.

Gather and record water quality samples and data
help build a clearer picture of the challenges facing our marine environment while supporting restoration and protection projects across the region.
Raise awareness, inform local communities, and drive positive action to improve the health of the Solent for wildlife, people, and future generations.

All training is provided, and it takes around 45 mins – 1 hour of your time.

Fill Out Our Volunteer Form

Duke of Edinburgh Volunteer Form

Businesses and how they can help

Choose Final Straw Foundation as your business charity of the year. There are a number of ways to do this.

One of them might be by 1% For the Planet, a globally recognised way for businesses to commit to donating 1% of gross sales directly to chosen charities through a combination of monetary and in-kind donations.

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Support Us! Fundraise or Donate

Your generosity helps us protect coastlines, oceans, and countryside from the harmful impact of plastic pollution. Every donation, big or small, fuels our mission to clean beaches, educate communities, and inspire change.

Donate via JustGiving

Donate Via Paypal

Sign Up with Run for Charity

Donate Via Aviva

Donate Via Give as you Live

Join us For a Clean-up Event!

At Final Straw Foundation, our Beach and River Cleans go beyond picking up litter. We carefully remove plastic and waste from our beaches and waterways while protecting delicate wildlife habitats, nesting birds, and native plants.

Our approach ensures we clean responsibly, keeping wildlife safe while reducing pollution. Join our community of passionate volunteers for these special beach cleans. Whether you’re a nature lover or just want to help protect the coast, your support matters.

Together, we can safeguard our beaches and waterways for future generations!

We have teamed up with Bird Aware Solent, the Marine Conservation Society and the 2 Minute Beach Clean to produce a handy guide for running ‘wildlife-friendly beach cleans’.

Join an Event!