A volunteer group has cleared rubbish including large fishing nets from a Lincolnshire beach in the aftermath of December's tidal surge.
The group collected 18 bags in the first annual clean-up, which took place at Gibraltar Point, near Skegness, on Saturday.
A number of large items were collected including an inner tube of a tractors wheel, a metal strip from a road sign, a fish box, sleeping bags and a number of plastic containers.
Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust, which organised the clean-up, said the rubbish is "dangerous for our wildlife". "Small plastic bits are often ingested by birds, and other animals who mistake it for food," said Winter Dotto, from the trust.
Ms Dotto added: "Birds and seals often get tangled up in fishing net and rope affecting their flight, and sometimes seals and birds in particular are not able to feed; they might have some netting around their neck or stuck in their beaks."
A lot of litter was found in inaccessible areas and will be difficult for the volunteers to remove
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