WE EXIST TO PROTECT OUR TRAILS AND THE WILD PLACES THEY TAKE US

Our Mission

To (re)connect people with nature through the simple act of removing single-use pollution from wild places.

Together we have

Removed and surveyed

572,830

individual items of single-use

pollution

Cleared

15,408km

of recreational trails

of 'SUP'

Enabled

78%

of volunteers to increase their connection to nature

Help these numbers grow!

FIND A TRASH FREE RACE NEAR YOU!

Want to get stuck in?

We encourage each other to do it ourselves and make a positive difference by reporting the trash that we see, scientifically! Because of this we have carefully developed a series of toolkits to follow for an effective trail clean. Catering for individuals, groups or schools that want to get involved. We've got you covered!

Clean Trails

Education

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Research

DISCOVER

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"It's rare that you attend an event and every conversation you have with every participant feels meaningful rather than wasted."

Our Trails Gathering Attendee

What we've been up to!

What Does 'Nature Connection' Mean to You?

Words by Sophie Lawson, Nature Connection and Wellbeing Specialist At Trash Free Trails, we believe that disconnection is at the heart of not just the pollution problem, but many of the challenges we face today. We believe that reconnection - to nature, to ourselves and each other - can lead to healthier trails and also to happier trail users. So, what do we mean by 'reconnection to nature' and why is it so important? Are We Separate From Nature? When you start trying to defi

May 29

Red Bull Sessions Take Over Central Glasgow

Words and Photos by Pete Scullion As I dozed my way north from a mountain bike shoot near Nottingham, Trash Free Trails' boss man Dom Ferris called, and immediately apologised for the ‘cold call’. I suggested that as we knew each other and he didn’t want to sell me windows, that the apology wasn’t warranted. With the air cleared, Dom asked if I was up for attending the Red Bull Sessions BMX event in Glasgow. For those unfamiliar, Red Bull Sessions is a community-focused event

May 26

What Happened When We Gave Our Trails a Voice

In 2025, we tried something different. Instead of telling people what not to do on trails, we asked a simpler question: What makes this place yours? ‘These Are My Trails’ was a pilot project built on a belief that when people feel connected to a place, they take care of it. So rather than focusing on single-use pollution as the problem, we wanted to focus on care as a behaviour in itself. So to the A-TEAM group chat we went! We put out a call out for 5 incredible individual

Apr 15