War is being waged on fly-tipping and litter at a popular Redcar nature reserve.
Community groups Friends of Redcar (FRED), Zetland Pride and Friends of Dormanstown will team up on Sunday to tidy up Coatham Marsh.
The marsh area is on land managed by the Tees Wildlife Trust and contains a series of pools, reed swamp and grassland.
But the trust faces a constant battle to keep the marshes tidy because of people dropping litter, fly-tipping and rubbish blowing in from afar.
Now, through social media and leaflet drops, the four groups have organised a community clean-up on Sunday from 10am, supported by the Probation Service, volunteers and 1st Choice Skips.
All the waste bags will be collected by Redcar and Cleveland Council.
Carl Quatermain, of FRED, said: “We are hoping to gather over 100 volunteers and hope that this action will demonstrate to our authorities how important our open spaces are, how much people desire more effort at tackling litter and fly tipping and just how important our home is to us.
“We welcome anyone to join us on Sunday.
“We would particularly like to see as many children as possible who will learn about their environment and inject pride into their home.”
The 54-hectare site is owned by Tata Steel and has been leased and managed as a nature reserve by Tees Valley Wildlife Trust since 1982.
Bordered to the north by the dramatic Redcar blast furnace and to the south by residential areas, it provides a sanctuary for more than 200 species of bird and a large variety of wildflowers.
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