MORE than 150 volunteers co-ordinated by EarthKind, a wildlife support group formed in the 1960s, will be clearing up litter from Studland beach as part of Make a Difference Day on October 26.
The three-mile long beach attracts more than a million visitors each year and the aim of the beach clean is to protect wildlife from the dangers of litter.
Poole Harbour, Wareham Channel and Lytchett Bay are rich in bird life and an important feeding ground for birds such as gulls, Slavonian and Black-necked grebe and even birds of prey.
Birds can become entangled in plastics and wire often swallowing these materials while feeding, mistaking them for food.
Everything that gets picked up will be recorded and the survey results sent to campaigners at the Marine Conservation Society to help in its fight against pollution.
Julian Homer, National Trust property manager at Studland said: "Studland beach receives more than one million visitors every year. Most visitors retain their rubbish or dispose of it in approved bins but inevitably there are some who do not."
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