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Where the chalk arrow-head of Flamborough's Headland pierces the North Sea, hares dance and ghost-like Barn Owls hunt. Guillemots and Puffins commute from the cliffs, blizzards of Kittiwakes circle and Gannets perform breathtaking dives into waves where porpoises roll.  

The coastline dips gently from Bridlington to Hornsea, where Yorkshire’s largest natural freshwater lake harbours migrant wildfowl and clouds of Little Gulls.

Continuing south, following the migration routes of wading birds, the vast Humber Estuary appears, with the hook of Spurn Head at its mouth. Here migrant Barred Warblers, shrikes and moths make first landfall after their long flights over the North Sea.

Yorkshire Wolds
Yorkshire Wolds

The Yorkshire Wolds are teeming with wildlife. Red Kites drift majestically over the villages of Warter and Nunburnholme, while Wansford is the haunt of Otters and Water Voles . Another area...

Bempton Cliffs RSPB Reserve
Bempton Cliffs RSPB Reserve

Hundreds of thousands of seabirds nest along Bempton’s spectacular 400-foot high cliffs between April and August. The RSPB reserve is of course famous for its Puffins, but it also...

Flamborough Head
Flamborough Head

Flamborough Head, with its spectacular chalk cliffs, stacks, arches and smugglers’ caves, and its two lighthouses, one 17 th and one 19 th century, is also the setting for Europe’s...

Bridlington
Bridlington

BridlingtonHarbour is an excellent place to birdwatch. In winter it frequently hosts the largest numbers of Purple Sandpiper of the area. The birds can often be viewed at close range, along with...

Mute Swan Hornsea by Steve Race
Hornsea Mere

Hornsea Mere, Yorkshire’s largest freshwater lake, is a delight to walk round, fringed by extensive reedbeds and mature woodlands. Reed Warblers breed in spring and summer, providing a...

North Cave Wetlands
North Cave Wetlands

This Yorkshire Wildlife Trust reserve, once a quarry, now comprises an attractive open wetland, with both shallow and deep lakes, reedbed, ditches, a wildflower meadow and woodland. There is a...

Spurn Point
Spurn Point

The unique long, narrow hook of Spurn at the southern end of the Holderness coastline has formed from a build-up of sand and shingle carried by the sea and is in a constant process of change. In...

Tours and Workshops

2024 Kingfisher Photography Experience

March 27, 2024

Leeds, West Yorkshire

Join YCN Wildlife Photographer Steve Race on a photography...

Bhutan - Birding and Wildlife Spring 2024

April 26, 2024

Bhutan

Birds and Wildlife in the Land of the Thunder Dragon  April...

Birding and Bears in Transylvania 2024

May 2, 2024

Romania

A Birding holiday helping Wildlife Conservation The famous area of...

2024 Diving Gannet Photography Spectacular

June 1, 2024

Bempton Cliffs

Join Steve Race, Yorkshire Coast Nature's award-winning wildlife...

Where to Stay
High Barn & Field House Farm
High Barn & Field House Farm

High Barn Cottages offers five luxury barn conversions in a wonderfully tranquil...

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Manor Farm Holiday Cottages
Manor Farm Holiday Cottages

At Manor Farm our 3 luxury cottages are the perfect spot to relax and enjoy all that the...

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Where to Stay
High Barn & Field House Farm
High Barn & Field House Farm

High Barn Cottages offers five luxury barn conversions in a wonderfully tranquil...

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