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Northern Ireland's beach litter results

Last updated: 15 April 2011

  

Please see below for tables of results from 2005 to 2010.

Litter Assessment 2010 Results

North Coast Beaches Overall Result North Down Beaches Overall Result
Magilligan (Benone) C Helen's Bay C
Magilligan (Downhill) B Crawfordsburn C
Castlerock C Ballyholme C
Portstewart B Groomsport B
Portrush (Mill) West B Millisle C
Portrush (Curran) East B Ballywalter C
Portrush (Whiterocks) B    
Portballintrae (Salmon Rock)       B    

Antrim Coast Beaches Overall Result South Down Beaches Overall Result
Ballycastle B Tyrella B
Waterfoot C Newcastle C
Carnlough B Murlough Co. Down B
Ballygally B Cranfield (Nicholson's Strand)    B
Brown's Bay B Cranfield Bay B

Litter Assessment 2009 Results

North Coast Beaches Overall Result North Down Beaches            Overall Result
Magilligan (Benone) B Helen's Bay C
Magilligan (Downhill) B Crawfordsburn B
Castlerock B Ballyholme B
Portstewart B Groomsport B
Portrush (Mill) West B Millisle D
Portrush (Curran) East B Ballywalter B
Portrush (Whiterocks) B    
Portballintrae (Salmon Rock) B    

Antrim Coast Beaches       Overall Result South Down Beaches Overall Result
Ballycastle A Tyrella C
Waterfoot B Newcastle C
Carnlough B Murlough Co. Down B
Ballygally B Cranfield (Nicholson's Strand) B
Brown's Bay B Cranfield Bay B


Litter Assessment 2008 Results

North Coast Beaches Overall Result North Down Beaches            Overall Result
Magilligan (Benone) B Helen's Bay B
Magilligan (Downhill) B Crawfordsburn B
Castlerock B Ballyholme B
Portstewart B Groomsport B
Portrush (Mill) West B Millisle C
Portrush (Curran) East C Ballywalter B
Portrush (Whiterocks) B    
Portballintrae (Salmon Rock) B    

Antrim Coast Beaches       Overall Result South Down Beaches Overall Result
Ballycastle C Tyrella B
Waterfoot B Newcastle C
Carnlough B Murlough Co. Down B
Ballygally B Cranfield (Nicholson's Strand) B
Brown's Bay C Cranfield Bay B


Litter Assessment 2007 Results

North Coast Beaches Overall Result North Down Beaches            Overall Result
Magilligan (Benone) C Helen's Bay B
Magilligan (Downhill) B Crawfordsburn B
Castlerock B Ballyholme B
Portstewart B Groomsport B
Portrush (Mill) West C Millisle C
Portrush (Curran) East        D Ballywalter B
Portrush (Whiterocks) B    

Antrim Coast Beaches       Overall Result South Down Beaches Overall Result
Ballycastle B Tyrella C
Waterfoot D Newcastle C
Carnlough D Murlough Co. Down B
Ballygally C Cranfield (Nicholson's Strand) C
Brown's Bay D Cranfield Bay B


Litter Assessment 2006 Results

North Coast Beaches Overall Result North Down Beaches            Overall Result
Magilligan (Benone) B Helen's Bay B
Magilligan (Downhill) C Crawfordsburn B
Castlerock B Ballyholme B
Portstewart B Groomsport B
Portrush (Mill) West C Millisle C
Portrush (Curran) East        D Ballywalter B
Portrush (Whiterocks) B Ballyhalbert C

Antrim Coast Beaches       Overall Result South Down Beaches Overall Result
Ballycastle B Tyrella D
Waterfoot C Newcastle B
Carnlough C Murlough Co. Down C
Ballygally B Cranfield (Nicholson's Strand) C
Brown's Bay C Cranfield Bay B
Cushendun B Warrenpoint C
Cushendall C    


Litter Assessment 2005 Results

North Coast Beaches Overall Result North Down Beaches            Overall Result
Magilligan (Benone) A Helen's Bay B
Magilligan (Downhill) B Crawfordsburn B
Castlerock B Ballyholme B
Portstewart B Groomsport D
Portrush (Mill) West B Millisle D
Portrush (Curran) East        B Ballywalter B
Portrush (Whiterocks) B Ballyhalbert B

Antrim Coast Beaches       Overall Result South Down Beaches Overall Result
Ballycastle B Tyrella B
Waterfoot B Newcastle C
Carnlough B Murlough Co. Down B
Ballygally B Cranfield (Nicholson's Strand) B
Brown's Bay C Cranfield Bay C
Cushendun B Warrenpoint D
Cushendall B