England · five wildlife sites
Nature reserves & wildlife sites in East Riding of Yorkshire
Explore these places for wildlife in East Riding of Yorkshire. Seasonal notes suggest when to look; sightings are not guaranteed.
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Bempton Cliffs
Near Bempton, near Bridlington.
- Habitat
- Chalk sea cliffs with coastal grassland and scrub.
- Wildlife to look for
- Gannet (spring and summer), puffin (April to mid-July), guillemot (spring and summer), kittiwake (spring and summer) and short-eared owl (winter).
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Spurn National Nature Reserve
Near Kilnsea.
- Habitat
- Narrow coastal peninsula with sand dunes, saltmarsh, mudflats, grassland and scrub.
- Wildlife to look for
- Whimbrel (spring passage), wheatear (spring and autumn passage), little tern (summer), brent goose (winter) and merlin (winter).
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North Cave Wetlands
Near North Cave.
- Habitat
- Restored quarry with freshwater lakes, shallow pools, reedbeds and grassland.
- Wildlife to look for
- Avocet (spring and summer), sand martin (spring and summer), common tern (summer), wigeon (winter) and emperor dragonfly (summer).
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Flamborough Cliffs
Near Flamborough.
- Habitat
- Chalk sea cliffs, grassy clifftops and coastal gullies.
- Wildlife to look for
- Puffin (mid-May to mid-July), razorbill (spring and summer), fulmar, kittiwake (spring and summer) and harbour porpoise (watch offshore in calm conditions).
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North Cliffe Wood
Near North Cliffe, near Market Weighton.
- Habitat
- Mixed broadleaved woodland with small pools, a reedbed and patches of lowland heath.
- Wildlife to look for
- Marsh tit, nuthatch, green woodpecker, garden warbler (spring and summer) and speckled wood butterfly (spring to autumn).