VISITOR INFORMATION HOW TO FIND THE RESERVE Opening Times: Open every day of the year. Flamborough Outer Headland is located Flamborough Car Park: Pay and display charges apply all year, approximately 2 miles east of Flamborough village and large car park. 5 miles east of Bridlington. By road from Bridlington approach on the B1255 to Flamborough, and then Outer Headland Public Toilets: In the car park beside the café. the B1259 to the Flamborough Lighthouse. Accessibility: There is a surfaced path to the Fog Signal Reserve car park: Station on the cliff top; other cliff and reserve paths are not OS Explorer Map 301: Grid ref: TA 254 706. Local Nature Reserve surfaced. There is a flight of 190 steep steps to Selwicks Bay. Postcode: YO15 1AR Refreshments: Café in car park, tearooms and pubs in Bempton Cliffs Nature Headland Reserve (RSPB) Flamborough (2 miles) and Bridlington (5 miles). Way

Dogs: Keep your dog under close control, and do not disturb Thornwick Flamborough Buckton Bay Cliffs Nature wildlife or other visitors. Please clean up after your dog. North Reserve Landing Bempton (YWT) WHAT TO DO

B1229 B1255 Wildlife Watching Lighthouse Flamborough B1259 Cliff and Reserve Walks

Bempton Lane Bempton Flamborough Sewerby Outer Sea Views Hall Danes South Headland Dyke Landing B1255 LNR LNR LNR Lighthouse Tours Sewerby

Bridlington The Flamborough Head Storyboard Trail The nearest railway stations are Bridlington The Flamborough Head Storyboard Project celebrates (5 miles) or Bempton (5 miles). the riches of Flamborough Head. Nine storyboard Enquiries: 08457 48 49 50. www.nationalrail.co.uk panels located across the headland are linked by walking trails, with downloadable podcasts, video Buses stop in Flamborough village (2 miles) or clips, photo stories and maps. North Landing (1 and ½ mile walk on coastal path). EYMS bus routes 510 Bridlington to www.flamboroughheadstoryboard.co.uk Flamborough. BUSCALL enquiries: (01482) 222222. FIND OUT MORE www.eyms.co.uk Countryside access team East Riding of Yorkshire Council Enjoy a Safe Visit (01482) 395208 Camping, fire lighting, motor biking and horse riding www.eastriding.gov.uk/countrysideaccess are not permitted. [email protected] Keep to the paths and take care on steep steps. Flamborough Lighthouse, Beware of sea cliff edges and quick rising tides. East Riding of Yorkshire Council For tours call: (01262) 673769 [email protected] East Riding of Yorkshire Council will, on request, provide www.eastriding.gov.uk this document in Braille, audio or large print format. www.trinityhouse.co.uk/lighthouses Please telephone (01482) 393939. Flamborough Village (3km) Flamborough Head Chalk Tower Coast Path to North Landing Path continues along Heritage Coast (3km) Selwicks Bay the coast towards Bempton Scarborough BEWARE Cliffs Flamborough Danes Dyke OF QUICK Nature Cliffs Nature Earthwork A UNIQUE AND SPECIAL PLACE RISING TIDES FLAMBOROUGH Reserve Reserve (RSPB) (YWT) Headland OUTER HEADLAND Way Flamborough Outer Headland forms part of one of the finest STEEP Railway Local NatureCLIFFS Reserve Thornwick stretches of coastland in the East. This unique sea and cliff Buckton Bay Station North environment is protected as a Site of Special Scientific Interest, Cafe Landing Golf Bempton Course and its seabird colonies mark it as a Special Protection Area. Flamborough Flamborough Village (3km) Flamborough Head Flamborough Head Village (3km) Chalk Tower Coast Path to USEFUL CONTACTS The offshore environment has been identified as a Sensitive Chalk Tower Coast Path to Toilets Car Fog Signal North Landing Path continues along Heritage Coast North AgriculturalLanding Land Park StationPath continues along Heritage Coast (3km) CountrysideSelwicks Officer Bay the coast towards Lighthouse Marine Area and a Special Area of Conservation. The reserve (3km) Selwicks Bay the coast towards Bempton Bempton (01482) 395208Scarborough Scarborough Cliffs Flamborough BEWARE BEWARE High Cliffs Flamborough Danes Dyke Flamborough Danes Dyke Nature Cliffs Nature is part of the Flamborough Headland Heritage Coast. OF QUICK OF QUICK Nature Cliffs Nature Earthwork Earthwork Police (non-emergencies)Stacks Reserve Reserve RISING TIDES RISING TIDES Reserve Reserve 101 (RSPB) (YWT) Headland (RSPB) (YWT) Headland Head Farm Way Tourist Information Way HISTORY STEEP STEEP Flamborough (01262) 673474 ThornwickSewerby Railway OuterThornwick Headland Railway CLIFFS CLIFFS Hall Station Local Nature Station Buckton Path continues Bay Buckton Bay Several features of archaeological interest remain well East Riding of Yorkshire Council North ReserveNorth along the Danes South Landing Cafe Cafe 24 Hour Call Centre Landing Golf Landing Golf coast towards Dyke Local Local Nature Pond (01482) 393939 Bempton CourseBempton Course preserved, with signs of medieval ridge and furrow farming Bridlington Sewerby Nature Reserve Reserve technique visible in the fields. More recent history can be [email protected] Car Toilets ToiletsFog Signal Car Fog Signal seen on the cliff path with concrete WW2 pillboxes Agricultural Land Park Agricultural Land Station Park Station Agricultural Land Lighthouse Lighthouse positioned to defend against the threat of invasion. High High Agricultural Land Flamborough Flamborough Stacks Steps Stacks The present lighthouse was built in 1806, becoming automated Head Farm Head Farm in 1996 to show four white flashes every 15 seconds. The old Flamborough Flamborough Sewerby Outer HeadlandSewerby Outer Headland Hall Local Nature Flamborough lighthouse is a 1673 constructed chalk beacon Path continues Hedgerow Hall Local Nature Path continues Reserve Cattlemere along the Danes South Landing Danes South Landing Reserve Dyke Local Local Naturealong the tower, thought to be the oldest building of its type in England. coast towards Dyke Local Local Nature Pond Hole Nature Reservecoast towards Pond Bridlington Sewerby Nature Reserve Reserve Bridlington Sewerby In 2002 the area was designated a Local Nature Reserve Old Fall Viewing Permissive Reserve in recognition of its wildlife value and importance to the Plantation Point Paths Agricultural Land local community. Agricultural Land Agricultural Land Steps Truckway AgriculturalPicnic Land Public Steps RESERVE MANAGEMENT Area Footpath

Flamborough Outer Headland is managed by the countryside Hedgerow Cattlemere Bench Cliffs Hedgerow access team. Our goal is to balance recreational activities with Coast Path to Hole Cattlemere South Landing (4km) Hole conserving wildlife. Many of the arable fields on the 220 acre Old FallNew Fall Viewing Permissive reserve are farmed in a beneficial way for wildlife. Some areas Plantation Old Fall Point Paths Viewing Permissive Plantation Point Paths are specially sown with a bird-loving rich seed mix of barley, forage rape, millet and triticale, providing valuable food through Truckway Picnic Public Truckway Area Footpath Picnic Public the winter when other fields are ploughed. Area Footpath Old Fall Plantation gives valuable shelter for migratory birds BenchAccess for all to Cliffs arriving in this exposed landscape. Many hedges have been Coast Path to Fog Signal Station. Bench Cliffs South Landing (4km) Coast Path to Cliff top paths are unsurfaced. planted giving refuge to exhausted new arrivals. South Landing (4km) New Fall The area of maritime grassland, south of the fog station, New Fall is rich in wild flowers. Here, skylarks sing high in the sky during spring and summer.