onAutumn the Humber Flinders Darren Your guide to enjoying East Yorkshire’s wildlife and wild places this season WILD Flocks, flasks and photos! day Only a day to spend on the mighty Humber? Make the most of it at Spurn Point – Yorkshire’s very own Land’s End and wildlife haven! Where to go... Hornsea Mere Hornsea Yorkshire Wildlife Trust Spurn National Nature Reserve Beverley Wild and wonderful, the Spurn peninsula provides a stunning backdrop to watch the thousands of birds that pass through on South Cave their epic migratory journeys. Yorkshire Wildlife HU12 0UH Trust North Cave Hull Wetlands Withernsea Yorkshire Grey seal Wildlife Bridlington Trust Kilnsea RSPB Wetlands Blacktoft Nature Reserve Elliott Neep Sands Kilnsea Yorkshire Wildlife Trust Spurn National Nature Reserve Look out for What to do... grey seals! Safari adventure Head for heights Get toasty Hop aboard a Spurn Safari Climb the tallest light After a bracing walk, and travel across the 3.5 house in northern warm up and fill your miles of sand dunes military style! England – all 143 steps! boots in the Discovery Centre (booking required: ywt.org.uk). Perfect photo opportunity. café! Enjoy tasty local produce. WILD Sea air adventure! weekend Extend your trip and make a weekend of it! Adopt a slower place in this unique landscape and enjoy these special places. What to do... Windswept walks Head to Hornsea Mere After a day on the Spurn Head north to Yorkshire’s largest Yorkshire Wildlife Trust Safari, stretch your legs freshwater lake – a crucial stop Kilnsea Wetlands with a long bracing walk. Why off for migrating birds too!(1hr 20 mins Settle into the hide at this not walk the full Spurn peninsula drive from Spurn, HU11 5RJ). Stroll around nature reserve, just 5 mins drive from (7 miles) or ramble village-to- the lake and settle into a bird hide for Spurn, to watch winters waders coming village from Kilnsea to Easington sightings galore! Hornsea also has a long in to roost. Visit at high tide for prime (5 mile loop). golden beach and pretty town centre. time action!HU12 0UB WILD Migration Marathon and marine marvels! After an adventure on the very edge of Yorkshire, continue along the week coastline for more scenes of swirling flocks and seasonal spectacles… A short drive away... Dive in! Take shelter Humber views Visit The Deep in Hull Inspired by Spurn’s Enjoy woodland walks at – one of the UK’s military heritage? Humber Bridge Country Park most spectacular aquariums Head underground at RAF which nestles in the shadow of the with 3500 fish including Holmpton’s underground Humber Bridge. Make your way sharks and rays. Journey from nuclear bunker (open down to the foreshore for views tropical lagoons to the depths weekends only). HU19 2RG across the mighty Humber. HU13 0HB of the ocean! HU9 1TU Common sandpiper Day trip adventures… 2020Vision Hamblin/ Mark Homeward bound along the Humber Yorkshire Wildlife Trust North Cave Wetlands A short drive from the A63, there is always something to see at this nature reserve (1hr 15mins from Spurn, HU12 0UH). This former quarry is shaping up to be a real haven for wildlife. Look out for seasonal Fill up the flask and Wrap up warm and rarities such as enjoy a picnic with enjoy a relaxing stroll sandpipers. There’s fabulous views across on the accessible plenty of hides with ID guides! the water and feeding station. pathways around the reserve Bearded tit Lewis Amy RSPB Blacktoft Sands Heading inland, where the Humber Estuary meets the River Ouse, is the UK’s largest tidal reed bed. A bird lover’s paradise! Reception hide open weekends Oct-Mar. 30 mins drive from North Cave Wetlands; 1hr 35 mins Blacktoft Sands drive from Spurn. DN14 8HR Watch marsh harriers Enjoy all the wildlife Listen for the ‘pinging’ and merlins gathering to action from accessible calls of bearded tits on roost or spot migrating trails and hides. Settle calm October mornings waders on the lagoons. in for the day and take a flask! – or the thousands of pink- footed geese flying overhead. For further information and more ideas ywt.org.uk/wild-guides Yorkshire Wildlife Trust Coastal Communitiesmunities @YorksWildlife Fund Yorkshire Wildlife Trust is registered in England no. 409650 and is a registered charity no. 210807. Registered Office: 1 St George’s Place, York, YO24 1GN @yorkshirewildlifetrust_.