Polhawn - Survey 100m 16 Apr 2016

Beach: 
Polhawn
Date of survey: 
16 April 2016
Additional information
When was the beach last cleaned? 
09 January 2016
Did you divert from the predetermined 100 metres? 
No
Did you find any stranded or dead animals? 
Yes
Please describe the animal or note the species name if known: 
Large adult male grey seal (which I'd recorded for Cornwall Wildlife Trust a week before).
Was the animal alive or dead? 
Dead
Is the animal entangled in litter? 
No
Were there any circumstances that influenced the survey? 
No
Plastic/Polystyrene
4/6 pack yokes: 
0
Bags (e.g. shopping): 
130
Small plastic bags e.g. freezer bags: 
226
Plastic bag ends: 
3
Drinks (bottles, containers & drums): 
66
Cleaner (bottles, containers & drums): 
0
Food containers incl. fast food containers: 
10
Cosmetics (bottles & containers e.g. sun lotion, shampoo, shower gel, deodorant): 
1
Engine oil containers & drums < 50cm: 
0
Engine oil containers & drums > 50cm: 
0
Jerry cans (square plastic containers with handles): 
0
Injection gun containers: 
4
Other bottles, containers & drums: 
7
Crates: 
0
Car parts: 
0
Caps/lids: 
361
Cigarette lighters: 
26
Pens: 
12
Combs/hair brushes: 
2
Crisp/sweet packets and lolly sticks: 
92
Toys & party poppers: 
14
Cups: 
17
Cutlery/trays/straws: 
26
Fertiliser/animal feed bags: 
5
Mesh vegetable bags: 
1
Gloves (typical washing up gloves): 
3
Gloves (industrial/professional gloves): 
4
Crab/lobster pots: 
21
Lobster and fish tags: 
0
Octopus pots: 
0
Oyster nets or mussel bags including plastic stoppers: 
3
Oysters trays (round from oyster cultures): 
0
Plastic sheeting from mussel culture (Tahitians): 
0
Rope (diameter more than 1cm): 
40
String & cord (diameter less than 1cm): 
339
Nets & pieces of net < 50cm: 
63
Nets & pieces of net > 50cm: 
1
Tangled nets/cord/rope & string: 
153
Fish boxes: 
0
Fishing line (angling): 
8
Light sticks (tubes with fluid): 
6
Floats/buoys: 
8
Buckets: 
0
Strapping bands: 
10
Industrial packaging, plastic sheeting: 
23
Fibre glass: 
0
Hard hats: 
0
Shotgun cartridges: 
31
Shoes/sandals: 
10
Foam sponge: 
313
Plastic/polystyrene pieces 0 - 2.5cm: 
1077
Plastic/polystyrene pieces 2.5cm >< 50cm: 
1742
Plastic/polystyrene pieces > 50cm: 
499
Other plastic/polystyrene items (specify below): 
155
Other description: 
Plastic covered electric cable (39), sandpaper pieces (24), plastic duct tape (1), plastic chain (1), plumbing pipe (1), cable ties (70), plastic clothes pegs (3), lamb tail docking ring (1), toothbrushes (8), screwdriver (1), paint roller (1), contact lens case (1), rawl plugs (2), HP printer cartridges (2)
Rubber
Balloons, including plastic valves, ribbons, strings etc. 
11
Boots: 
2
Tyres and belts: 
6
Other rubber pieces (specify below): 
638
Other description: 
rubber tubing/ insulation (352), rubber pieces (mostly lobster pot rubber) - 286
Cloth
Clothing: 
72
Furnishings: 
1
Sacking: 
3
Shoes (leather): 
46
Other textiles (specify below): 
0
Other description: 
0
Paper/Cardboard
Bags: 
0
Cardboard: 
5
Cartons e.g. tetrapak (milk): 
0
Cartons e.g. tetrapak (other): 
0
Cigarette packets: 
2
Cigarette butts: 
0
Cups: 
0
Newspapers & magazines: 
0
Other paper items (specify below): 
0
Other description: 
0
Wood (machined)
Corks: 
6
Pallets: 
0
Crates: 
0
Crab/lobster pots: 
0
Fish boxes: 
0
Ice lolly sticks/chip forks: 
4
Paint brushes: 
5
Other wood < 50cm (specify below): 
0
Other wood < 50cm description: 
0
Other wood > 50cm (specify below): 
0
Other wood > 50cm description: 
0
Metal
Aerosol/spray cans: 
1
Bottle caps: 
8
Drink cans: 
16
Disposable BBQs: 
0
Electrical appliances: 
0
Fishing weights: 
2
Foil wrappers: 
5
Food cans: 
0
Industrial scrap: 
11
Oil drums: 
0
Paint tins: 
0
Lobster/crab pots & tops: 
0
Wire, wire mesh, barbed wire: 
11
Other metal pieces < 50cm (specify below): 
0
Other metal pieces < 50cm description: 
0
Other metal pieces > 50cm (specify below): 
0
Other metal pieces > 50cm description: 
0
Glass
Bottles: 
0
Light bulbs/tubes: 
3
Other glass items (specify below): 
0
Other glass items description: 
0
Pottery/Ceramics
Construction material e.g. tiles, bricks: 
2
Octopus pots: 
0
Other ceramic/pottery items: 
0
Other description: 
0
Sanitary waste
Condoms: 
1
Cotton bud sticks: 
23
Sanitary towels/panty liners/backing strips: 
16
Tampons and tampon applicators: 
2
Toilet fresheners: 
0
Other sanitary items (specify below): 
0
Other description: 
0
Medical waste
Containers/tubes: 
4
Syringes: 
2
Other medical items (specify below): 
4
Other description: 
0
Faeces
Bagged dog faeces: 
1
Other pollutants
Paraffin or wax pieces 0-1cm: 
0.00 (estimated number per metre of strandline)
Paraffin or wax pieces 1-10cm: 
0.02 (estimated number per metre of strandline)
Paraffin or wax pieces > 10cm: 
0.01 (estimated number per metre of strandline)
Other pollutants (specify below): 
0.00 (estimated number per metre of strandline)
Other description: 
0