on theSpring James Hardisty Your guide to enjoying East ’s wildlife and wild places this season

WILD Spring in your step sandy strolls! day Only a day to spend on the mighty Humber? Make the most of it at Spurn Point – Yorkshire’s ‘Land’s End’ and wildlife haven!

Flamborough Where to go... Mere Hornsea

Yorkshire Wildlife North Cliffe Wood Trust Spurn National Nature Reserve Wild and wonderful, the Spurn peninsula provides a stunning backdrop to watch springtime South Cave wildlife. HU12 OUH Yorkshire Wildlife Trust Hull Wetlands Humber Country Park Yorkshire RSPB Welwick Wildlife Blacktoft Saltmarsh Trust Kilnsea Sands Kilnsea Wetlands Nature Reserve Spurn peninsula Yorkshire Wildlife Trust Spurn National Nature Reserve What to do...

Safari adventure Head for heights Fill your boots Hop aboard a Spurn Safari and Climb the tallest After plenty of travel to the tip of the point lighthouse in northern fresh air, sit back, military style (booking essential). – all 143 steps – and relax and enjoy tasty treats enjoy epic estuary views! in the Discovery Centre café.

WILD Make the most of the coast weekend Extend your trip and make a weekend of it! Adopt a slower pace in this unique landscape and enjoy the following over two days.

What to do...

Yorkshire Wildlife Invigorating Yorkshire Wildlife Trust Trust Kilnsea Wetlands village stroll Welwick Saltmarsh Visit this reserve at high Stretch your legs with Big skies with wheeling flocks tide when wading birds are most a ramble village-to-village from of wading birds, spectacular views and active – just15 mins walk from Kilnsea to Easington (5 mile loop) a great chance to watch birds of prey. Spurn. HU12 0UD – with a great pub stop too! HU12 0SG WILD Humber highlights! After an adventure on the very edge of Yorkshire, continue along week the coastline for colourful scenes of seasonal spectacles…

A short drive away...

Humber views Dive into ‘The Deep’! Take shelter Enjoy blossoming Hull’s spectacular Inspired by Spurn’s woodland walks at aquarium complete military heritage? Head Humber Bridge Country Park with sharks, rays and penguins. underground at RAF Holmpton’s which nestles in the shadow of Journey from tropical lagoons to nuclear bunker (weekends and the Humber Bridge. HU13 0HB the depths of the ocean! school holidays only). HU9 1TU HU19 2RG

Day trip adventures… Marsh harrier Reserves ramble North Cave Wetlands Head west along the Humber and journey between several fabulous reserves to enjoy more springtime wildlife Lawrence Davenhill including breeding avocets, jewel-like damselflies and blooming wildflowers. West Mandy

Yorkshire Wildlife Trust’s North Cave Wetlands is a former Watch marsh harriers Yorkshire Wildlife Trust’s quarry and shaping into a real hunting, birds and picturesque North Cliffe wildlife haven. HU15 2LY butterflies at RSPB’s Wood is famous for its Blacktoft Sands. DN14 8HR May bluebells. YO43 4XE

Rockpooling Puffins Visit Flamborough Headland Head north to Bridlington and beyond for epic views, rockpooling and stunning seabird activity around Flamborourgh Headland Heritage Coast. Puffins arrive from May onwards with fantastic viewing from

Yorkshire Wildlife Trust’s Flamborough Cliffs. Tom Marshall Tom Ray Hennessy (1hr 40mins drive from Spurn, YO15 1BJ)

First stop is Visit RSPB’s Bempton Cliffs Enjoy fish and chips Flamborough’s Living Seas for seabirds galore! Gannets with a sea view at Centre to find out more and kittiwakes return, Bridlington – a about marine wildlife, rockpools followed by puffins and guillemots. perfect end to a busy day. and family activities. YO15 1AE YO15 1JF

For further information and more ideas ywt.org.uk/wild-guides

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