onSpring the time Coast Your guide to enjoying East Yorkshire’s wildlife and wild places this season!

WILD Wings, waves and walks! day Only a day to spend on the coast? Make the most of it with these ‘must-see’ places as Flamborough welcomes the heralds of spring!

Filey RSPB Where to go... Cliffs Yorkshire Wildlife Trust Yorkshire Wildlife Trust Flamborough Cliffs Flamborough Cliffs Nature Reserve Get ready for the sights, sounds and smell of thousands of seabirds returning to the cliffs. Puffins from Thornwick May. YO15 1BJ Bay Holiday Village Flamborough Puffin Head Lighthouse

FLAMBOROUGH

Bridlington

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Reserve, Tophill Low Dyke George Stoyle George Sewerby Hall & Gardens What to do...

Family activities Headland walks A fish supper Discover more about Woodland meets the Enjoy fish and chips life under the waves at sea at South Landing and straight out of the paper Yorkshire Wildlife Trust’s Living Danes Dyke. Spring flowers carpet with a side order of fresh sea air! Seas Centre. YO15 1AE the ground and birds tune up around you.

WILD Sea air adventure! weekend Extend your trip, make a weekend of it and include the following over the course of two days while enjoying lots of sea air:

What to do...

Join local experts! RSPB Bempton Cliffs: Go fossil hunting Yorkshire Coast Nature From May, the towering Comb the beaches run memorable day cliffs transform into seabird at Bridlington or trips along the coast - wildlife city! Gannets and kittiwakes return, Fraisthorpe, get your eye in and gets more active in the Spring! followed by puffins and guillemots. spot fossils of ancient, long extinct yorkshirecoastnature.co.uk YO15 1JF marine life. WILD Make the most of the coast! Spring is an amazing time to watch wildlife along Yorkshire’s week coast so take your time and discover more!

A short drive away...

Filey views Walk the Coast Sewerby Hall See stunning coastline views Step on to the Enjoy 50 acres of from the top of Filey Brigg. Coast Path pretty gardens and Look out for the first swallow as well from the Yorkshire Wolds woodland walks at this 19th as seals and harbour porpoise on a Way National Trail for more Century house north of calm day. YO14 9EJ postcard perfect views. Bridlington. YO15 1EA

Spurn Safari Day trip adventures… Spurn Discovery Centre Point to point Journey this Spring (April–June) to Yorkshire’s very own Land’s End at Spurn National Nature Reserve. Head to Yorkshire Wildlife Trust’s Discovery Centre and cafe and pack a wild adventure into one day!

1hour 40 mins drive from Bridlington. James Hardisty Sally Henderson Sally

Walk or cycle the Tour the reserve aboard the Climb the tallest wildlife trails and visit Spurn Safari and learn about lighthouse in a hide. Look out for Spurn’s fascinating military northern England deer and seals. history (booking recommended). for unparalleled views.

Gannet Yorkshire Belle All aboard the Yorkshire Belle Join East Yorkshire’s award winning, famous coastal cruise from the end of March for unique views of the coastline.

A range of tours are available, departing from Bridlington

Harbour. yorkshire-belle.co.uk Karen Arnold Karen

Join a half day Board the Belle for the Combine the trip with cruise to Filey and RSPB’s puffin and gannet coastal walks on back, giving you trips. Enjoy watching Flamborough Headland more time for sea watching. seabirds with the experts. or along Bridlington’s beach.

For further information and more ideas yorkshirenaturetriangle.org.uk

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